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PRISONS: WHY DO PRISONERS RIOT?

01 January 1991

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PRISONS: WHY DO PRISONERS RIOT?
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JOURNAL ARTICLE , User Ref = 001101
J Rentoul
New Statesman 12 Aug 1983 106(2734) pp8-10

Examines the case behind the argument that riots are not
caused by overcrowding but are the reaction to a
repressive, secretive and arbitrary prison system, in the
United Kingdom. Gives statistics on population and capacity of
prisons, and lengths of sentences for various crimes.

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