Big House on the Prairie : Rise of the Rural Ghetto and Prison Proliferation /
For the past 50 years, America has been extraordinarily busy building prisons. Since 1970 we have tripled the total number of facilities, adding more than 1,200 new prisons to the landscape. This building boom has taken place across the country but is largely concentrated in rural southern towns. In...
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Main Author: | Eason, John Major |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
©2017.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |
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