Break down the walls : American prisons: present, past, and future /

"This book is the story of America's prisons. It examines the recent wave of riots, and also the warden's problems, and responsibilities of higher government officials ... Why do we imprison people at all and is the present system even effective?"--Foreword

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Martin, John Bartlow, 1915-1987 (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Ballantine Books, [1954]
Subjects:	Michigan State Prison > History. Prisons > United States. Prison riots > United States. Prison administration > United States. Prisons > États-Unis. Mutineries dans les prisons > États-Unis. Michigan State Prison Prison riots Prisons United States