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Reviewed on April 15, 2006
These two books are part of two distinct "Library in a Book" sets: a 28-volume general set and a ten-volume criminology set, respectively. InPrisons , senior paralegal Ferro (Sexual Misconduct and the Clergy ) gives an overview of American penitentiaries, tracking the history of prisons and punishments and offering thumbnail biographies of notorious criminals and law enforcers. Extensive space is allotted to prison litigation and some monumental legal decisions that have affected the course of judicial history. Ferro furnishes voluminous statistics on U.S. prisons, three graphs and tables, a chronology, and lists of various prison-connected organizations and agencies. He devotes a chapter to researching co...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




