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Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press
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Language: en
Pages: 267
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: NYU Press
This is a first-hand account of life behind bars in a controversial new type of prison facility: the private prison. Privatisation is seen as a necessary and co
Language: en
Pages: 384
Pages: 384
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-18 - Publisher: Penguin
An enraging, necessary look at the private prison system, and a convincing clarion call for prison reform.” —NPR.org New York Times Book Review 10 Best Book
Language: en
Pages: 329
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1990-07-26 - Publisher: Oxford University Press
American prisons and jails are overflowing with inmates. To relieve the pressure, courts have imposed fines on overcrowded facilities and fiscally strapped gove