The social functions of correctional policy: A case study of the Alabama convict lease system 1845–1928
Private sector involvement in corrections is a controversial contemporary practice. This paper examines, from a historical perspective, one state’s experiment with leasing state sentenced convicts to private contractors for use on a variety of for profit labor projects. The convict lease system in A...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
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1985
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American journal of criminal justice
Año: 1985, Volumen: 9, Número: 2, Páginas: 185-196 |
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