The Penitentiary in Crisis: From Accommodation to Riot in New Mexico by Mark Colvin

The Penitentiary in Crisis: From Accommodation to Riot in New Mexico

Suny Deviance and Social Control

Mark Colvin

257 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology challenging informative medium-paced
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This is a case study of the violence and disorder that have become endemic in U. S. prisons. The 1980 riot at the Penitentiary of New Mexico was one of the worst riots in prison history. Thirty-three inmates were killed and hundreds were injured. ...

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