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Renaud Jorge Antonio |
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Titolo |
Behind the Walls [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates |
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Denton, : University of North Texas Press, 2002 |
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1-57441-432-1 |
1-4337-1004-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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North Texas Crime & Criminal Justice S., No. 1 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Behind the Walls; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Short History of Texas Prisons; 1 Diagnostic; 2 Living Quarters; 3 Food; 4 Clothing; 5 Work; 6 Administrative Segregation; 7 Medical and Dental Facilities; 8 Recreation; 9 Money; 10 Mail; 11 Visits and Calls; 12 Religion; 13 General and Law Libraries; 14 Craft Shop; 15 Substance Abuse; 16 Education; 17 Discipline; 18 Lockdowns; 19 Drugs; 20 Racism, Riots, and Gangs; 21 Parole, Good Time, and Discharge; 22 What to do in Emergencies; 23 The Echo; 24 Helping Ex-Cons Stay out of Prison; Appendix A Custody Levels |
Appendix B Medical and Dental Services Offered TDCJ InmatesAppendix C Law Library Holdings; Appendix D Commissary Spending Limits; Appendix E Recreation Requirements; Appendix F Good Conduct Time; Appendix G Parole Officials; Appendix H Administrative Offices and Unit Profiles; Appendix I Resource List; Glossary; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Written to inform about the processes, services, activities, issues and problems of being incarcerated, this is a valuable guide to anyone who has a relative or friend incarcerated in Texas, or for those who want to understand how prisoners live, eat, work, play and die in a contemporary US prison. |
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