Prisoner Litigation: The Paradox of the Jailhouse Lawyer

Prisoner Litigation: The Paradox of the Jailhouse Lawyer
ISBN-10
0847674770
ISBN-13
9780847674770
Category
Law
Pages
292
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Authors
Jim Thomas, Jill Thomas

Description

'...a brilliant investigation...Thomas' book not only is an excellent descriptive and interpretive analysis but it will surely provide the basis of further research on JHLs and jailhouse lawyering. It presently stands as the definitive statement on the subject.'-CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY

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