| Description |
1 online resource (161 pages) |
| Series |
North Texas Crime & Criminal Justice S., No. 1 |
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North Texas Crime & Criminal Justice S., No. 1
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| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; A Short History of Texas Prisons; Chapter 1 -- Diagnostic; Chapter 2 -- Living Quarters; Chapter 3 -- Food; Chapter 4 -- Clothing; Chapter 5 -- Work; Chapter 6 -- Administrative Segregation; Chapter 7 -- Medical/Dental; Chapter 8 -- Recreation; Chapter 9 -- Money; Chapter 10 -- Mail; Chapter 11 -- Visits and Phone Calls; Chapter 12 -- Religion; Chapter 13 -- Law Libraries/Libraries; Chapter 14 -- Craft Shop; Chapter 15 -- Substance Abuse; Chapter 16 -- Education; Chapter 17 -- Discipline; Chapter 18 -- Lockdowns; Chapter 19 -- Drugs |
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Chapter 20 -- Racism, Gangs and ViolenceChapter 21 -- Parole and Good-time; Chapter 22 -- Emergencies; Chapter 23 -- The ECHO; Chapter 24 -- Helping Convicts Stay Out of Prison; Appendix A -- Custody Levels; Appendix B -- Medical/Dental Services; Appendix C -- Law Library Holdings List; Appendix D -- Commissary Spending Limits; Appendix E -- Recreation Requirements; Appendix F -- Good Time Earning Chart; Appendix G -- Parole Officials/Offices; Appendix H -- TDCJ Officials/Unit Profiles; Appendix I -- Resource List; Glossary; Index |
| Summary |
Written to inform about the processes, services, activities, issues and problems of being incarcerated, this is a valuable guide to anyone who has a relative or friend incarcerated in Texas, or for those who want to understand how prisoners live, eat, work, play and die in a contemporary US prison |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Prisons -- Texas
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Prison administration -- Texas
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Prisoners -- Texas
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Prison administration
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Prisoners
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Prisons
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Texas
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781574414325 |
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1574414321 |
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