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SHAME OF THE PRISONS - WASHINGTON POST NATIONAL REPORT

NCJ Number
14998
Author(s)
B H BAGDIKIAN; L DASH
Date Published
1972
Length
190 pages
Annotation
A NARRATIVE EXPOSITION OF SOME OF THE ANOMALIES OF OUR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES BASED ON PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND INTERVIEWS WITH INMATES AND PRISON ADMINISTRATORS.
Abstract
THE SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDES PRISON OVERCROWDING, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE TEST IS AMPLY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS.