Title The American prison system / edited by Peter G. Herman.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HV9471 .A46 2001	Available	---

Description	viii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series	The reference shelf ; v. 73, no. 5
	Reference shelf ; v. 73, no. 5.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Doing time: The transformation of American prisons -- A tangle of intentions: Imprisonment at cross-purposes -- Bars of gold: Prison economics -- Unequal representation: Minorities and women in prison -- Behind the bars: Prison conditions -- Unlocking doors: Alternatives to prison.
Subject	Prisons -- United States.
	Prisons.
	United States.
	Corrections -- United States.
	Corrections.
Added Author	Herman, Peter G., 1971-
ISBN	0824210026
	0824209923