The big house: image and reality of the American prison

Touring the institution -- How to build a big house -- Your life as a convict -- The art of humiliation -- Sex -- You built it, now try to run it -- A tale of two prisons -- Rajahs and reformers -- Prisons you can't tear down

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Autor principal: Cox, Stephen D. 1948- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [u.a.] Yale University Press c 2009
En:Año: 2009
Acceso en línea: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Palabras clave:
Prisons > United States
Prisoners > United States
USA > Justizvollzugsanstalt > Geschichte
USA > Strafvollzug > Geschichte
Descripción
Sumario:Touring the institution -- How to build a big house -- Your life as a convict -- The art of humiliation -- Sex -- You built it, now try to run it -- A tale of two prisons -- Rajahs and reformers -- Prisons you can't tear down
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:X, 222 S., Ill.
ISBN:978-0-300-12419-4