Prisons in America
By: Marilyn D. McShane.
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9781593322953
Subjects: Prisons -- United States; Corrections -- United States; Imprisonment -- United States; Punishment -- United States; Prisoners -- United States; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Punishment and rehabilitation; title: A history of incarceration in the United States; title: Prison leasing, prison industry and the work ethic; title: The corrections system today; title: Prison management and the role of the correctional officer; title: Classification and programming; title: Prisonization, rules and discipline; title: Prison violence; title: Issues in medical care; title: Legal issues in corrections; title: Recreation, privileges, visitation and family relations; title: Overcrowding, new construction and privatization.