NCJ Number
30061
Journal
Prison Journal Volume: 54 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING-SUMMER 1974) Pages: 4-11
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR CRITICIZES THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS ON ITS FUNCTION AS A PRISON BUILDER, ON ITS 'ISOLATED AND SECRETIVE PLANNING', AND ON ITS CONTRADICTION OF FEDERALISM BY OPERATING PRISONS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
Abstract
HE PARTICULARLY ATTACKS THE BUREAU'S 1972 MASTER PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 35 NEW INSTITUTIONS DURING THE NEXT DECADE. THE RISING PERCENTAGE OF BLACKS IN THE PRISON SYSTEM AND DIFFERENTIAL SENTENCING FOR BLACKS ALSO RECEIVE COMMENT.