American prisons and jails. 

 - Washington, D.C.  U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice  For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.  1980. 
 - 5 v.  ill., charts  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice, Office of Research Programs"--Cover.  "Contract number J-LEAA-018-77 awared to Abt Associates, Inc."-- T.p. verso.  "October 1980."  Item 718-A 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>v. 1. Summary and policy implications of a national survey / principal author Joan Mullen, with contributions by Kenneth Carlson, Patricia Evans, John Flanagan -- v. 3. Conditions and costs of confinement / Joan Millen, Bradford Smith -- v. 4. Supplemental report, case studies of new legislation governing sentencing and release / Richard Ku -- v. 5. Supplemental report - adult pre-release facilities / William DeJong. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>81601907 // r892   
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Correctional institutions--United States.<br/>Justicia Penal, Administración de--Estados Unidos.<br/>Prisiones--Estados Unidos.<br/>Instituciones Correccionales--Estados Unidos.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.<br/>Prisons--United States