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PRISON WEARINESS - A BOOK OF DETAILS ABOUT DUTCH CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

NCJ Number
30373
Author(s)
J BERNLEF; S ZUYDERLAND
Date Published
1974
Length
111 pages
Annotation
PHOTOGRAPHS AND DRAWINGS SHOWING DETAILS OF THE INTERIOR OF DUTCH PRISONS, WITH THE TEXTS OF ACTUAL REPORTS MADE BY PRISON GUARDS AND OF INTERVIEWS WITH NETHERLANDS CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS REGARDING POLICY.
Abstract
NO PEOPLE ARE SHOWN IN ANY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING A REALISTIC IMPRESSION OF THE GRIM, IMPERSONAL PRISON ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS EXPLAINED IN A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE TWO ARTISTS WHO PRODUCED THE BOOK. --IN DUTCH