The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1 The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1

The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1

by Mary F. Bosworth
ISBN-10:
0761923047
ISBN-13:
9780761923046
Pub. Date:
07/19/2002
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
ISBN-10:
0761923047
ISBN-13:
9780761923046
Pub. Date:
07/19/2002
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1 The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1

The U.S. Federal Prison System / Edition 1

by Mary F. Bosworth
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Overview

Despite the fact that 160,000 people are locked up in our federal correctional facilities, practical information about the federal prison system remains difficult to locate. While some information may be found scattered on the Internet, in directions given at court, or through shared personal experience, there is no single source available that is a collection of all available information. The U.S. Federal Prison System is the first comprehensive reference work that includes official prison policies, first-person accounts from prisoners, and information about each federal facility.

The book is organized into two parts. Part I is an introduction to federal prison facilities, including key statistics and "views from inside" provided by inmates of federal prisons. Part II is a look at the Federal Bureau of Prisons policies on various matters such as discipline, education, visits, and religious practices. The book also contains valuable Appendices that give a thorough listing and description of all Federal prison facilities, as well as the services and charities available to prisoners and their families. With the publication of this book there will finally be an up-to-date, comprehensive reference on the


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780761923046
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 07/19/2002
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 375
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary Bosworth is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. Her research interests include prisons, race, and gender. She is the author of Engendering Resistance: Agency and Power in Women’s Prisons (1999).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
PART I - OVERVIEW
Introduction
Views From Inside
PART II - BUREAU OF PRISON POLICY
Arriving in Prison
Architecture and Design
Classification and Security
Discipline
Drugs and Substance Abuse Treatment
Education
Food and Commissary
Health and Medical Services
Private Prisons
Release Preparation
Religion
Segregation, Death Row, and Supermaximum Secure Facilities
Sexual Relations in Prison
Staff
Violence in Prison
Visits
Women in Prison
Work
Conclusion
Appendix A: Bureau of Prisons Facilities
Appendix B: Charities and Services for Prisoners and Their Families
References
Further Suggested Readings
Index
About the Author
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