Following a discussion of background issues such as imprisonment rates and current views of prison labor, are reports on the findings of the European Prison Industries Forum Survey reported in 1997. It was clear from the assessment of all the countries' questionnaire returns that much attention was being paid to prison labor, increased productivity, and the expansion of the external market. It was generally believed by respondents that in order to achieve a work-enhanced regime in the prisons, a substantial part of the daytime activity, certainly in adult prisons, should be work-based. Education, sports, and association activities should thus be scheduled around the working day, in the early morning, evening, or on weekends. Findings from the survey address the development of prison industries and prison labor in recent years; prison industries structures; types of work available and take-up work places; prisoners' earnings, wage deductions, and nonmonetary incentives; and productivity and supervision rates and methods of accounting. 36 references, 9 tables, and 27 footnotes