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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777366103321

Autore

Renaud Jorge Antonio

Titolo

Behind the Walls [[electronic resource] ] : A Guide for Families and Friends of Texas Prison Inmates

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, : University of North Texas Press, 2002

ISBN

1-57441-432-1

1-4337-1004-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

North Texas Crime & Criminal Justice S., No. 1

Disciplina

365.9764

365/.6/09764

Soggetti

Prisons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.