Brown v. Plata: Prison overcrowding in California

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-552

  Newman, William J ^a   Scott, Charles L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CROWDING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SUPREME COURT DECISIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871421960     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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