Behind the walls : a guide for family and friends of Texas inmates /

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Author / Creator:	Renaud, Jorge Antonio, 1956-
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 218 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 1 North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 1.
Subject:	Prisons -- Texas. Prison administration -- Texas. Prisoners -- Texas. Prison administration. Prisoners. Prisons. Texas. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129134

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Varying Form of Title:	Guide for families and friends of Texas prison inmates
ISBN:	1417514914 9781417514915 9781574411522 1574411527 9781574411539 1574411535 9781574414325 1574414321 1574411527 1574411535
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes index. Print version record.
Summary:	"Behind the Walls is a detailed description of the world's second-largest prison system by a long-time convict trained as an observer and reporter. It spotlights the day-to-day workings of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - what's good, what's bad, which programs work and which ones do not, and examines if practice really follows official policy. Written to inform about the processes, services, activities, issues, and problems of being incarcerated, this book is invaluable 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 U.S. prison. Containing a short history of Texas prisons and advice on how to help inmates get out and stay out of prison, this book is the only one of its kind - written by a convict still incarcerated and dedicated to dispelling the ignorance and fear that shroud Texas prisons."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Renaud, Jorge Antonio, 1956- Behind the walls. 1st ed. Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2002 1574411527 1574411535

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