A State of Emergency in Alabama

This study examines the Alabama Department of Corrections August 2009 Monthly Statistical Report and Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report, recent articles to explain the serious public safety issue of prison overcrowding within the state of Alabama, lack of funding and correctional staff, and increasing v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larry Edward Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244012460695