About Prison

About Prison
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Publisher : Cengage Learning
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105063694819
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Book Synopsis About Prison by : Michael Santos

Download or read book About Prison written by Michael Santos and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique and extraordinary text, Michael G. Santos helps others learn about the abnormal way of life behind the walls and fences of prisons. To provide readers with a more complete and realistic picture of the growing subculture that exists in prison, the author provides both his own experiences and observations of living as a prisoner, as well as dialogues, vignettes, and profiles of other prisoners and workers within the prison environment. This text addresses the unprecedented growth in the prison system over the past two decades, and asks future correctional professionals to critically examine the current prison system.


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