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

• Autore: Renaud Jorge Antonio
• Pubblicazione: Denton, : University of North Texas Press, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 365.9764; 365/.6/09764
• Soggetto topico: Prisons
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Behind the Walls
• ISBN: 1-57441-432-1; 1-4337-1004-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777366103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: North Texas Crime & Criminal Justice S., No. 1