NCJ Number
41123
Editor(s)
R KWARTLER
Date Published
1977
Length
187 pages
Annotation
DOCUMENT INCORPORATES ARTICLES FROM A NATIONAL CORRECTIONS MAGAZINE THAT REFLECT FIRSTHAND OBSERVATIONS OF THE WORKINGS OF THE AMERICAN PRISON SYSTEM AND ITS COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES.
Abstract
WITH EXAMPLES OF PRISONS CURRENTLY OPERATING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, THE NARRATIVE DESCRIBES WHAT A PRISONER'S EXISTENCE IS REALLY LIKE AND HOW HIS GRIEVANCES ARE HANDLED. THE OFFENDER'S REENTRY INTO SOCIETY THROUGH FURLOUGHS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IS EXAMINED IN TURN. OTHER ARTICLES CONSIDER DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, THE PROBLEM OF REHABILITATION IN THE PRESENT SITUATION, AND THE PROSPECTS FOR FUTURE REFORM IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM....KAP