The Fifth Generation Jail: Contra Costa's West County Justice Facility

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Author(s)

• Ard, Larry R.

Source(s)

• LIS, Inc. (Boulder, CO)
• National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Boulder, CO)

Sponsor(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)

Details

Published 1991. 7 pages.

Related Topics

• California
• Direct supervision (Facilities)

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