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Resource covering global trends in mass incarceration, and the detailed prison infrastructure of specific countries. Includes archival and reference materials, court cases, first-hand accounts, videos, Supreme Court audio files, research on rehabilitation, training materials and artistic works.
Additional Information:
Events covered include: the use of the death penalty; the history of correctional institutions for juvenile offenders; internment camps; prison gangs and riots; the loss of rights for prisoners. Some materials focus on specific prisons such as Alcatraz, Sing Sing, Rikers, Norway’s prison, Halden fengsel and its rehabilitation within the prison system.
Coverage: Varies
Vendor: ProQuest
Producer: ProQuest
Interlibrary Loan Type: Not Permitted
Simultaneous User Limit: Unlimited simultaneous users