A Wholly False Sense of Security: Wilson v. Seiter and Jail Litigation

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Author(s)

• Wallenstein, Arthur

Source(s)

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

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 1991. 1 pages.

Related Topics

• Conditions of confinement (Offender Management)
• Constitutional legal issues (Justice System)

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