Preface
American prisons at the beginning of the twenty-first century / Michael Tonry and Joan Petersilia
Population growth in U.S. prisons, 1980-1996 / Alfred Blumstein and Allen J. Beck
Understanding prison policy and population trends / Theodore Caplow and Jonathan Simon
Collateral consequences of imprisonment for children, communities, and prisoners / John Hagan and Ronit Dinovitzer
Prison management trends, 1975-2025 / Chase Riveland
Interpersonal violence and social order in prisons / Anthony E. Bottoms
Prison suicide and prisoner coping / Alison Liebling
Adult correctional treatment / Gerald G. Gaes, Timothy J. Flanagan, Laurence L. Motiuk, and Lynn Stewart
Medical care in prisons / Douglas C. McDonald
Parole and prisoner reentry in the United States / Joan Petersilia
Author index
Subject index.