The encyclopedia of American prisons / Carl Sifakis.
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TextSeries: Facts on File crime libraryPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2003.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 320 p.) : illISBN: - 9786612440205
- 6612440201
- American prisons
- 365.973
- R HV 9471 S573e 2003
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Introduction -- Entries A-Z -- Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-304) and index.
From historical issues and institutions to current controversies, this encyclopedia presents entries describing terms, important individuals, legal cases, scandals, historical events, and other items related to the American penal system. Freelance writer Sifakis is clearly sympathetic to leftist criticisms of the American penal system, both in terms of its current incarnation and past injustices. Subjects covered in the approximately 300 entries include prisoners such as Mumia Abu Jamal and labor activist Tom Mooney, famous riots and fires, prison programs, prominent reformers and wardens, and prisoner support organizations.
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