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Women Prisoners and the Law - Which Way Will the Pendulum Swing?

NCJ Number
81650
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: (1982) Pages: 37-44
Author(s)
G P Alpert
Date Published
1982
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article focuses on how women prisoners and women's prisons can change through litigation.
Abstract
Women prisoners have had avenues to legal assistance open to them for several years. Even though it has been possible for them to seek recourse in the courts, many barriers to this help remain in place. (Author abstract)