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July 30, 2010 1:58pm
RT @jeneobrien: Another good section of law addresses "girlfriend problem": 2 many women serving time b/c of ties 2 drugdealer husband etc.
July 30, 2010 1:11pm
Absolutely agree! RT @jeneobrien: @JusticeReform yes but would be better if 1:1 not 18:1 shows need for prison alt- cj needs trtment options
July 30, 2010 12:57pm
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Studies, Articles, and Publications


Commentary & Reports

Making Prisons Safe:  Strategies for Reducing Violence
By Donald Specter,
Washington University Journal on Law & Policy - 2006

Staff Use of Force in United States Confinement Settings
By Steve J. Martin,
Washington University Journal on Law & Policy - 2006

Improving Prison Safety:  Breaking the Code of Silence
By Kathleen M. Dennehy and Kelly A. Nantel,
Washington University Journal on Law & Policy - 2006

Prisoner Abuse:  How Different are U.S. Prisons?
Human Rights Watch - 2004

Confronting Confinement
The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons - 2006


Research & Statistics

Prisoner Radicalization:  Assessing the Threat in U.S. Correctional Institutions
By Mark S. Hamm, National Institute of Justice Journal - 2008

Sexual Victimization in State and Federal Prisons Reported by Inmates, 2007
By Allen J. Beck and Paige M. Harrison, Bureau of Justice Statistics - 2007

Does Prison Harden Inmates?  A Discontinuity-based Approach
M. Keith Chen and Jesse M. Shapiro - 2004

Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities
By Allen J. Beck, Paige M. Harrison, and Devon B. Adams, Bureau of Justice Statistics - 2007

Prison Violence:  Does Brutality Come with the Badge?  (Case Study)
By Bruce Gross, The Forensics Examiner - 2008

Sexual Violence Reported by Juvenile Correctional Authorities, 2005-06
By Allen J. Beck, Devon B. Adams, and Paul Guerino, Bureau of Justice Statistics - 2008