America's prisons
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints, [chapters 1-4]
By: edited, with an introduction by David L. Bender.
Contributors: Bender, David L., 1936-
Series: Opposing viewpoints pamphlets
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 1985
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Subjects: Prisons; Punishment -- United States; Prisoners
Notes: Each chapter is a separately numbered pamphlet

Includes bibliographies
Table of contents: value: Chapter 1. What is the purpose of prisons?; value: Chapter 2. How do prisons affect criminals?; value: Chapter 3. How should criminals be sentenced?; value: Chapter 4. What are the alternatives to prison?