An Insider's Guide To America's Top Ten Jails

July, 1992

by Joseph Henslik #03759051, John Shinners #03799041 and John Molenda #99903024The U.S. locks up more people per capita than any other nation in the world. Even those who thought themselves immune discovered they were not: Ask Leona Helmsley, Mike Tyson, Ivan Boesky or Michael Milken. In the event the D.A. asks you to consider doing time, it may help to have a list of the best. Here, from three in the know, are the picks:1. Fairbanks Correctional Center, Fairbanks, Alaska. Capacity: 194. Inmates...

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