American prisons : a history of good intentions / Blake McKelvey.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McKelvey, Blake, 1903-2000
Language:	English
Published:	Montclair, N.J. : P. Smith, [1977], ©1977.
Subjects:	Prisons > United States > History.
Physical Description:	xv, 408 pages, 10 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

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