NCJ Number
38846
Journal
Revue penitentiaire et de droit penal Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY-SEPTEMBER 1976) Pages: 463-499
Date Published
1976
Length
37 pages
Annotation
OUTLINE OF CORRECTIONAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT REFORMS INSTITUTED AS A RESULT OF JULY-AUGUST 1974 PRISON DISORDERS.
Abstract
CHANGES IN CORRECTIONAL POLICY NOTED INCLUDE THE ELIMINATION OF ALL REGULATIONS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CARRYING OUT OF SENTENCES, UTILIZATION OF MORE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS HAVING VARYING LEVELS OF SECURITY, AND AN EMPHASIS ON INMATE REHABILITATION. NUMBER OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL THROUGH ACTIVE RECRUITMENT, THE INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. THE RENOVATION AND RESTORATION OF EXISTING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND A LIMITED PLAN TO CONSTRUCT NEW INSTITUTIONS TO REPLACE THOSE WHICH CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASES IN INMATE POPULATION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. --IN FRENCH...ELW