PROHIBITIONS AGAINST PROFIT-MAKING BY PRISON INDUSTRIES PREVENT INMATES FROM WORKING IN A TRULY REHABILITATIVE SITUATION WHICH COULD HELP THEM TO ADAPT TO THE NORMAL INCENTIVES OF FREE SOCIETY. DEMAND FOR PRISONERS' OUTPUT IS LIMITED IN BOTH QUANTITY AND VARIETY. A PLURALITY OF SHORT SENTENCES PRECLUDES SUFFICIENT TIME FOR ADEQUATE JOB TRAINING OF INMATES. INTRODUCTION OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY BRANCHES WITHIN PRISONS MIGHT HELP TO ALLEVIATE LACK OF INMATE INCENTIVE AND CHRONIC LABOR OVERSUPPLY. A BETTER ALTERNATIVE MIGHT BE THE EXPANSION OF WORKRELEASE PROGRAMS, PRINCIPALLY IN TERMS OF POSTRELEASE EMPLOYMENT, REDUCED CORRECTIONAL COSTS, AND CORRECTIONS' ACCOUNTABILITY TO SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATIVE EFFORTS. BENEFITS AND PROBLEMS OF BOTH PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED.