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Date: 2005Johnson v. California  

Definition

  • The United States currently has more than 5,000 adult prisons and jails, each with its own design features, staffing ratios, design and operational capacity, offender population, and resource level. In these facilities, administrators are responsible for maintaining order and preventing violent incidents. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Johnson v. California]

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  • Date: 2005

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-JM92SPTV-X

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