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PRISON OF THE FUTURE

NCJ Number
4411
Journal
KEY ISSUES Volume: 2 Dated: (1965) Pages: 42-46
Author(s)
D GLASER
Date Published
1965
Length
5 pages
Annotation
PROPOSAL FOR PRISON REFORMS THAT WOULD HELP PRISONERS IDENTIFY WITH ANTI-CRIMINALS AND ACHIEVE SATISFACTION IN LEGITIMATE POST-RELEASE ACTIVITIES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE 'PRISON OF THE FUTURE' AND CONCLUDES THAT IT WILL BE 'PART OF A SOCIETY IN WHICH RATIONALITY IS INSTITUTIONALIZED, AND GOODNESS, TRUTH, AND BEAUTY ARE CARDINAL GOALS'. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)