Mass Incarceration and the Paradox of Prison Conditions Litigation

Law and Society Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 731-768

  Schoenfeld, Heather ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 77958609104     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2010.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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