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Brown v. Plata: Prison Overcrowding in California

William J. Newman and Charles L. Scott
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2012, 40 (4) 547-552;
William J. Newman
Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director and Dr. Scott is Professor and Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
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Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director and Dr. Scott is Professor and Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
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vol. 40 no. 4 547-552
PubMed 
23233477

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online December 11, 2012.

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© 2012 American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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  1. William J. Newman, MD and
  2. Charles L. Scott, MD
  1. Dr. Newman is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Training Director and Dr. Scott is Professor and Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA.
  1. Address correspondence to: William J. Newman, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Davis School of Medicine, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95818. E-mail: wjnewmanmd{at}gmail.com.

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