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Prisons in crisis / William L. Selke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Selke, William L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisons.
- Prisons--United States.
- Corrections.
- United States.
- Corrections--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1993]
- Summary:
- More than one million people are now in prison in the United States. Incarceration rates in the U.S. are the highest in the world. William conveys the urgency of the problem by looking in detail at prison life and prison conditions today. He then reviews ideas and policies, both at home and abroad, that can be used to alleviate the prison courage and public support to put them into effect. His proposal for making prison systems more effective are an important contribution to the current debate over the ongoing prison crisis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-151) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0253351499
- 0253208149
- OCLC:
- 27035255
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