WORK RELEASE IS A CORRECTIONAL PRACTICE THAT PERMITS SELECTED INMATES TO WORK FOR PAY OUTSIDE A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN REGULAR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT WHILE RETURNING TO CONFINEMENT DURING NONWORK HOURS. AFTER SEVERAL DECADES OF SLOW DEVELOPMENT, THE CONCEPT OF WORK RELEASE IS NOW EXPANDING RAPIDLY AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCES IN ENABLING LEGISLATION, INMATE POPULATIONS, AND PRIMARY GOALS, THE WORK RELEASE CONCEPT IS EXPRESSED IN SO MANY FORMS THAT NO SINGLE OPERATIONAL MODEL WILL HAVE GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OR APPLICATION. THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS A SELECTED PORTION OF SIGNIFICANT LITERATURE ON WORK RELEASE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AID THE READER IN UNDERSTANDING THE GOALS, FUNCTIONS, FORMS, AND STATUTES OF WORK RELEASE. THE SIXTY-THREE SELECTIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR AND A BRIEF ABSTRACT OF EACH IS PROVIDED. THE DOCUMENTS LISTED DATE FROM 1967 TO 1975. A SUBJECT INDEX IS ALSO INCLUDED TO HELP READERS TO LOCATE DOCUMENTS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR INFORMATION NEEDS.