NCJ Number
17335
Date Published
1974
Length
30 pages
Annotation
MONOGRAPH WHICH EXPLORES REASONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRISON GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES AND ANALYZES SELECTED PROCEDURES IN WISCONSIN, MARYLAND, MINNESOTA, ILLINOIS, MASSACHUSETTS, AND THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS.
Abstract
THE FACTORS ANALYZED IN REFERENCE TO THESE SIX GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES ARE THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION, WHETHER COMPLAINT INVESTIGATORS COME FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTION, INMATE PARTICIPATION, WHETHER THE FINAL DECISION POWER RESTS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE PRISON, AND THE LENGTH OF TIME NECESSARY TO EXHAUST THE REMEDY. A MORE STABLE, REHABILITATIVE PRISON ATMOSPHERE AND A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF COURT CASES ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE MAJOR BENEFITS OF AN INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. TWO MODEL ACTS WHICH PROVIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES - THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY'S MODEL ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF PRISONERS - ARE ALSO DISCUSSED.