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WORK RELEASE, A STUDY OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM

NCJ Number
2264
Author(s)
E H JOHNSON
Date Published
1967
Length
13 pages
Annotation
A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS AS A METHOD OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM.
Abstract
DATA ON WORK-RELEASE PRISONERS ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE A CONCEPTION OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM AS A PROCESS OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS AMONG GROUPS. REFORM STIMULATED BY THE CORRECTIONAL AGENCY IS VIEWED AS PREFERABLE TO REFORM EXTERNALLY INDUCED. IN NORTH CAROLINA, CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE PRISON DEPARTMENT MOTIVATED OTHER AGENCIES TO SUPPORT WORKRELEASE AS A NEW STRATEGY. NEW RELATIONSHIPS HAVE EMERGED AMONG THE PRISONS, THE PAROLE BOARD, THE COURTS, AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. WITHIN THE PRISON, NEW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF AND INMATES SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF A MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEM CONDUCIVE TO REHABILITATION. STATISTICS, FOOTNOTES, AND A SUMMARY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)