Rural jails: Problematic inmates, overcrowded cells, and cash-strapped counties

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Ruddell, Rick ^a   Mays, G Larry ^b  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249688275     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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