Escaping prison myths : selected topics in the history of federal corrections / edited by John W. Roberts ; foreword by Norval Morris.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roberts, John W. (John Walter), 1954-
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Lanham, Md. : American University Press ; Distributed by arrangement with University Publishing Associates, [1994], ©1994.
Subjects:
Corrections > United States > History > Congresses.
Prison administration > United States > History > Congresses.
Prisons > United States > History > Congresses.
Genre:
Congresses.
Physical Description:xii, 212 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Description
Note:"The essays ... in this volume were first presented at the Conference on the History of Federal Corrections, held at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 1991."--P. [xi].
Call Number:HV9471 .E83 1994
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1879383276 (cloth : alk. paper)
1879383284 (paper : alk. paper)