NCJ Number
11070
Journal
Cornell Law Review Volume: 58 Issue: 5 Dated: (JUNE 1973) Pages: 924-1034
Date Published
1973
Length
111 pages
Annotation
PLAN FOR THE ALTERATION OF THE NEW YORK CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM TO MEET THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF THE INMATES AND THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE NEW DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES WAS FORMED EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ATTICA UPRISING. THE NEW DEPARTMENT PLACES EMPHASIS ON THE RESOLUTION OF THREE PROBLEM AREAS - INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT, REINTEGRATION, AND HUMANIZATION. INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT INVOLVES A PLAN BY WHICH THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS VARY DEPENDING ON EACH INMATE'S CUSTODIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS. PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE INCENTIVE PLAN FOR HARD CORE INDIVIDUALS LIKELY TO SERVE LONG SENTENCES, HAVE BEEN INITIATED. THE AUTHOR STATES THAT REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS ARE BEING EMPHASIZED BECAUSE PENOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SUCCESSFUL REHABILITATION FORMULA. A PROGRAM OF REINTEGRATION OF THE OFFENDER INTO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY LIVING IS CONSIDERED THE BEST REHABILITATIVE DEVICE AVAILABLE. ACCORDINGLY, MORE FUNDING IS GIVEN TO WORK RELEASE, STUDY RELEASE, AND MINIMUM SECURITY PROGRAMS. PRESENT METHODS OF INCARCERATION ARE CONSIDERED INCONSISTENT WITH THE REINTEGRATION CONCEPT. AS A RESULT, BETTER FOOD, MORE SHOWERS, AND MORE ADEQUATE MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE BEING GIVEN TO THE PRISONERS. CHARTS SHOWING THE SYSTEM'S STRUCTURE ARE INCLUDED.