Prisons and prison systems:a global encyclopedia
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Greenwood Press,
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Publisher Address: | Westport, Conn. |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxxv, 351 p.: ; 27 cm. |
ISBN: | 0313328560 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D916 |
CLC: | D916.7-61 |
Call Number: | D916.7-61/R845 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Alphabetical list of entries -- Topical list of entries -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology -- The encyclopedia -- Appendix A: Prison museums -- Appendix B: Some famous prisoners and their prison history -- Appendix C: Writings by prisoners -- Appendix D: Writings by prison employees -- Appendix E: Prison architects and visionaries -- Appendix F: Federal correctional institutions (USA) -- Appendix G: Standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners -- Appendix H: Selections from Alcatraz Prison regulations -- Appendix I: National Prison Congress Declaration of principles -- Appendi |