...Eric Jukes Mitchel P.   Roth . Prisons and Prison Systems: A Global Encyclopedia . Westport, CT and London : Greenwood Press   2006 . xxxv+351 pp.   £42.99; $75 , ISBN: 0 313 32856 0 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Encyclopedias Prisons...

...Martin Guha Edited by Mary   Bosworth . Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage   2005 . , ISBN: 0 7619 2371 X   £165, $295 2 vols © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Prisons Prison service Encyclopaedias...

...Cathy Carpenter © MCB UP Limited 2003 --> Prisons United States of America The fact that America has the highest rate of incarceration per capita of any Western nation heightens the relevance of a reference book about American prisons. The author of Encyclopedia...

... measuring little more than three‐and‐a‐half feet in length, or Jacques Casanova, who in 1755 fled from a Venetian prison described as “escape proof”, before hiding in the house of the local police official who was out looking for him! More famous escapees include the Von Trapp Family Singers whose flight...

...Eric Winter No   author . USA Folk Music on Records: The Alan Lomas Collection. Prison Songs: Volume 1: Murderous Home. Volume 2: Don’tcha Hear Poor Mother Calling? . Rounder Records , £15 (approx) Distributed in Great Britain by Direct Distribution and Libraries are invited...