Prisons Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century

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Prisons Research at the Beginning of the 21st Century

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Author(s)

• Tonry, Michael
• Petersilia, Joan

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC)

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Published 1999. 12 pages.

Related Topics

• Prisons (Offender Management)
• Research (Statistics &Research)

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