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Prison Health Report Issued
Loaded on Feb. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
February, 1997, page 16
The National Institute of Justice, a branch of the Department of Justice, has published a 125 page booklet titled "Managing Prison Health Care and Costs." The book provides an overview of rising prison health care costs with national examples of various cost containment strategies. The book is aimed primarily at …
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Reviews,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Statistics/Trends.
Location:
United States of America.
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