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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
Description
Summary:"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
Item Description:"S 376 K".
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:310 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299).