TWO MODELS OF THE PRISON: ACCIDENTAL HUMANITY AND HYPERMASCULINITY IN THE L.A. COUNTY JAIL.

The article discusses the lessons that can reportedly be learned about humanizing the American prison system by examining the allegedly unorthodox correctional practices employed in the K6G unit of the Los Angeles County, California Men's Central Jail as of October 2012. It states that the K6G unit,...

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Published in:	Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 965 - 1117
Main Author:	DOLOVICH, SHARON
Format:	Article
Published:	Northwestern University Fall2012
Subjects:	Los Angeles County (Calif.) California Jails Prison conditions Male prisoners Prison gangs Prisoners' rights Social conditions of prisoners Humanity Transgender prisoners
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