The Encyclopedia of American Prisons (Facts on File Crime Library)

By Carl Sifakis

Book Overview

This reference covers the full gamut of the American penal system. From the early Pennsylvania and Auburn models, both of which drove many prisoners mad, to limited contemporary efforts to privatize... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816045119
• ISBN13: 9780816045112
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 8.8"