The Philadelphia Prison System: Our Response to Overcrowding

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The Philadelphia Prison System: Our Response to Overcrowding

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Author(s)

• Appel, Alan

Source(s)

• LIS, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
• National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Boulder, CO)

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 1989. 4 pages.

Related Topics

• Overcrowding (Facilities)
• Pennsylvania

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