Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration
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Lauren-Brooke Eisen., & Lauren-Brooke Eisen|AUTHOR. (2017). Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration . Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Lauren-Brooke Eisen|AUTHOR. 2017. Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration. Columbia University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lauren-Brooke Eisen and Lauren-Brooke Eisen|AUTHOR. Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration Columbia University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lauren-Brooke Eisen, and Lauren-Brooke Eisen|AUTHOR. Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration Columbia University Press, 2017.
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