Current Controversies - Prisons

By Bryan J. Grapes

Book Overview

The prison population in the United States has grown dramatically. With this growth comes controversy over the condition and effectiveness of prisons. Tentative chapters in this anthology include: Do Prisons Work? How Should Prisoners Be Treated? Is The Use of Inmate Labor Acceptable? What are the Alternatives to Prison?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737701471
• ISBN13: 9780737701470
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12