Mentally ill prisoners in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: strategies for improving treatment and reducing recidivism.
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Updates since Brown v. Plata: alternative solutions for prison overcrowding in California.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of contemporary health law and policy
دوره 24 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007