Doing “Life”: A Glimpse into the Long-Term Incarceration Experience

“Life means life” is a mantra of elected state officials who would rather spend already-compromised state budgets on increasing the use of imprisonment as a punishing tool rather than being viewed by their constituents as “soft on crime”. As a result of tough-on-crime initiatives, approximately 160...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anthony K. Willis, Barbara H. Zaitzow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/4/3/559