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Behind the walls : a guide for family and friends of Texas inmates / Jorge Antonio Renaud.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Renaud, Jorge Antonio, 1956-
- Series:
- North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 1.
- North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisons--Texas.
- Prisons.
- Prison administration--Texas.
- Prison administration.
- Prisoners--Texas.
- Prisoners.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (241 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Guide for families and friends of Texas prison inmates
- Place of Publication:
- Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written to inform about the processes, services, activities, issues and problems of being incarcerated, this is a valuable guide to anyone who has a relative or friend incarcerated in Texas, or for those who want to understand how prisoners live, eat, work, play and die in a contemporary US prison.
- Contents:
- A short history of Texas prisons
- Diagnostic
- Living quarters
- Food
- Clothing
- Work
- Administrative segregation
- Medical/dental
- Recreation
- Money
- Visits and phone calls
- Religion
- Law Libaries/libraries
- Craft shop
- Substance abuse
- Education
- Discipline
- Lockdowns
- Drugs
- Racism, gangs and violence
- Parole and good-time
- Emergencies
- The ECHO
- Helping convicts stay out of prison.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-57441-432-1
- 1-4337-1004-8
- OCLC:
- 187394765
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