NCJ Number
34471
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
TRACY WILLIAMS IS A BLACK FEMALE INMATE AT THE MUNCY (PA) CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN WHO ALSO NARRATES THIS FILM ABOUT THE INMATE'S PERCEPTION OF LIFE AT MUNCY.
Abstract
MUNCY HAS BOTH MEDIUM AND MAXIMUM SECURITY UNITS. ON THE OUTSIDE IT RESEMBLES A COLLEGE CAMPUS. VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED BRIEFLY. THE INMATES CRITICIZE THEM FOR BEING UNRESPONSIVE TO REAL WORLD INFLUENCES. MANY OF THE INMATES FEEL A SENSE OF FUTILITY AND LACK OF MOTIVATION. PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, A DISCIPLINARY HEARING, AND A POST-INCIDENT COUNSELING SESSION ARE BRIEFLY VIEWED.