American penal system : transparency as a pathway to correctional reform /: transparency as a pathway to correctional reform. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Helen Clarke Molanphy.
• Authors: Molanphy, Helen
• Contents: Part One - The Texas Department of Corrections 1 - Texas Control Model 2 - Jailhouse Lawyers 3 - Texas Prison Administrators 4 - Ruiz v Estelle 5 - Texas Today Part Two - Demographics of American Prisons 6 - The Unschooled 7 - The Young and the Old 8 - The Female Inmate 9 - Poor People of Color 10 - Political Prisoners Part Three - Addressing Major Problems in Corrections 11 - Guard Brutality and Corruption 12 - Wrongfully Convicted 13 - Treatment of the Mentally Ill Inmate 14 - Prison Labor 15 - Privatization of Corrections Part Four - Efforts To End Mass Incarceration 16 - Legislative Changes 17 - The Supreme Court and the U.S. Justice Department 18 - Reducing Recidivism 19 - Alternative Models 20 - Restorative Justice Epilogue
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 365.973; Imprisonment -- United States -- History; Prison administration -- United States -- History; Corrections -- United States -- History; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000585414; 9781000585445; 9781003280279
• Related ISBNs: 9781032248240; 9781032248219
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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