The library has books available in both print and e-book form. Print books are located on the first floor of the library and can be searched for in the catalog. E-books are usually accessed through databases. The library has a few databases of e-books, including:
Over 150,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.
Scholarly titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
Books tend to be better for more general overviews of a topic as opposed to articles that go in-depth on specific topics. Books can cover lots of ground in varying amounts of depth, whereas articles cover a smaller amount of ground in great depth.
Search for books in the catalog here.
Some Dewey Decimal ranges where you may find books on this topic are:
345: Criminal Law
346: Civil Procedures
364: Criminology
365: Penal Institutions
The American Prison System by 
Beyond Innocence by 
Criminal Behavior by 
Incarceration Nation by 
Introduction to Criminal Justice by 
Introduction to Criminal Justice by 
Kafka's Law by 
Criminal Justice by 
Criminal Justice Issues in the United States by 
Ethics and Criminal Justice by 
An Introduction to Criminological Theory, Penology and Crime Prevention by 
The New Criminal Justice Thinking by 
Prisoners of Politics by 
Restorative Justice by