Behind Bars: Surviving Prison

Behind Bars: Surviving Prison
ISBN-10
0028643518
ISBN-13
9780028643519
Series
Behind Bars
Category
Law
Pages
219
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Penguin
Authors
Jeffrey Ian Ross, Stephen C. Richards

Description

Best ways to avoid being beaten, sexually abused, or getting killed; US origin.

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