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The American prison business

The American prison business

LawPolitics & Society
Pages
336
Published
1977
Language
English

Synopsis

Examination of the American prison system based on research made on both sides of prison walls, from letters and reports sent by inmates and from interviews with institution officers.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeComplexIntellectual

Genres

Law Politics & Society Sociology

About the author

J
Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford is the next-to-the-last youngest of Lord and Lady Redesdale's six legendary daughters - ranging from the eldest, the late novelist Nancy Mitford, to the youngest, the present-day Duchess of Devonshire. She came to America in 1939, and lived in Oakland, California from the 1940s onward.