Prison conditions at the extreme: Legal and political issues in the closing of West Virginia's prisons for Men and Women

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-72

  Ball, Richard A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2342497954     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986297013001005     Document Type: Article

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