This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the United States: the origins and development of the first federal prisons; the role of women in federal corrections; the evolution of inmate rights; inmate classification and rehabilitation programs; prison administration and executive management; and the famous super-maximum security penitentiaries at Alcatraz and Marion. The book also includes a roundtable discussion of the Bureau of Prison's rehabilitation programs, prisons' ...
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This book describes and analyzes the key issues in the history of federal corrections in the United States: the origins and development of the first federal prisons; the role of women in federal corrections; the evolution of inmate rights; inmate classification and rehabilitation programs; prison administration and executive management; and the famous super-maximum security penitentiaries at Alcatraz and Marion. The book also includes a roundtable discussion of the Bureau of Prison's rehabilitation programs, prisons' viability as vehicles to help their inmates, and the possible benefits of greater community involvement.
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Add this copy of Escaping Prison Myths: Selected Topics in the History to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Bookfeathers LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lewisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by American University Press.
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VG. Not ex-lib. Trade softcover in red and silver photo-illustrated wraps, 8vo. xii + 212pp. Index, endnotes and referecnes with papers. B/W plates on paper. VG. Light abrasion with touches of surface loss along edges and hinges, heavier on rear wrap; patch of surface loss with no peeling on rear panel along lower hinge; central colors clean and bright. Binding tight and strong; pages clean and unmarked.
Add this copy of Escaping Prison Myths: Selected Topics in the History to cart. $40.90, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by American University Press.
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Very Good+ Book Explores prison programs, policies and philosophies and attempts to convey a sense of how prisons have evolved historically, reflecting the changing attitudes toward lawbreakers. Pictorial wraps, 212 pp., photos. Minimal wear, clean throughout, tight binding.
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