The rise and rise of supermax: An American solution in search of a problem?

Punishment and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-186

  King, Roy D ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control Prisons; Prisons; Supermaximum Security Custody

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959385937     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14624749922227766     Document Type: Article

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