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The Greening of the Jailhouse
Fred Smith took a criminal prison system and made reform the law
December
1
1985
GEOFFREY NORMAN
Gilles Peress
The Greening of the Jailhouse
GEOFFREY NORMAN
December
1
1985
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The Greening of the Jailhouse
Fred Smith took a criminal prison system and made reform the law
December
1
1985
GEOFFREY NORMAN
Gilles Peress
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