| Historical Overview of Institutional Corrections |
| | European Background |
| | Developments in the United States |
| The Incarceration Boom |
| | Recent Trends |
| | Prison Inmate Characteristics |
| Incarceration Facilities |
| | Organization and Administration by Government |
| | Classification and Other Special Facilities |
| | Men's Prisons |
| | Women's Prisons and Co-correctional Facilities |
| | Jails and Lockups |
| Institutional Security, Services, and Programs |
| | Security and Inmate Discipline |
| | Services and Programs |
