The Contemporary Relevance of Early Experiments with Supermax Reform

The Prison Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 221-228

  Toch, Hans ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

mental health; mental illness; prison history; prison reform; supermax prisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 30644474986     PISSN: 00328855     EISSN: 15527522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0032885503083002007     Document Type: Article

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