OREGON - WORK RELEASE SIX-YEAR REPORT, JULY 1, 1966 JUNE 30, 1972

• NCJ Number: 12545
• Author(s): G D GODBY
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 53 pages
• Corporate Author: Oregon Dept of Corrections
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF INMATES ENROLLED IN WORK OR EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND THE REHABILITATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PROGRAMS.

Abstract

INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL INCLUDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM, A FINANCIAL SUMMARY, AND CORRECTIONAL DEFINITIONS. THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS AND APPENDED CHARTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON PERSONS ADMITTED TO WORK AND ON EDUCATIONAL RELEASE PROGRAMS. SIX YEAR TOTALS INDICATE THE RACE DISTRIBUTION, TYPE OF CRIME COMMITTED, AND REMOVAL DATA. DRUG CONVICTIONS BY INSTITUTION AND NEW CRIME VIOLATIONS BY OFFENSE ARE NOTED. ADDITIONAL DATA ARE PROVIDED ON PROJECT NEWGATE, AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. STATISTICS SHOW FINANCIAL SAVINGS BY THE WORK AND EDUCATION RELEASE PROGRAMS, AND INDICATE A LOWER PERCENTAGE OF NEW CRIME VIOLATIONS BY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THAN BY NON PARTICIPANTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)