Signed First Edition. "Ex-prison guard and ex-special assistant state attorney general Martin and University of Texas sociology professor Ekland-Olson here detail the process by which changes were made, with emphasis on a pivotal case, the Ruiz v. Estelle class-action suit." Inscribed by one of the authors, Sheldon Ekland-Olson, in black ink on the front side of the first free end paper. The publication page indicates that this copy is a First Edition. Closed tear, about an inch and a half in length, on front cover of dust jacket. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780572022174 and 0572022174