Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities /

Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities / Mary Bosworth, editor. - Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, c2005. - 2 v. : ill. 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p.1189-1252) and index.

and technicalities of punishment. Entries vary in length, end with a list of further readings, and offer applicable cross- references and legal case citations. An appendix profiles every federal prison in the US, including location, contact info, capacity, visiting times, recreational facilities. A general index listing people and concepts within main entries and an extensive bibliogaphy and legal case list are available. life in prison prisoner characteristics security Features 400 alphabetically signed entries on the history and current state of imprisonment in America. Varied topics include prisons architecture

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Correctional institutions--United States
Prisons--United States

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