IDLE HANDS IN THE DEVIL'S WORKSHOP PRISON INDUSTRIES MUST PRODUCE MORE THAN BUSY WORK OR PROFIT

• NCJ Number: 7638
• Journal: MANPOWER Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1971) Pages: 32-37
• Author(s): R A MCGEE
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Labor
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF PROBLEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PRODUCTIVE WORK PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT PRISON WORK PROGRAMS SHOULD HAVE TWO BASIC OBJECTIVES - PRODUCTION OF AN ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE PRODUCT OR SERVICE IN WHICH THE PRISONER CAN TAKE SOME PRIDE AND SATISFACTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETABLE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS BY PRISONERS. SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)