Prison and the penal system
By: Michael Newton.
Series: Criminal justice
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604138931
Subjects: Prisons -- United States -- History; Imprisonment -- United States -- History; Justice, Administration -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Behind bars; title: Crime and punishment; title: Local jails; title: State prisons; title: Federal prisons; title: Capital punishment; title: Alternative sentencing; title: Prison rights and wrongs; title: New world disorder.