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WORK IN PENAL INSTITUTIONS

NCJ Number
36316
Author(s)
K J NEALE
Date Published
1976
Length
45 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF THE MAIN LINES ON WHICH PRISON LABOR COULD BE MODERNIZED EXPLORING THE NATURE AND ORGANIZATION OF SUCH LABOR, ITS ROLE IN THE PENAL SYSTEM, THE QUESTION OF REMUNERATION, AND THE USES TO WHICH EARNINGS CAN BE PUT.
Abstract
THE STUDY IS PLACED IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES. IT FOCUSES ON THE ADAPTATION OF PRISON LABOR TO MODERN INDUSTRIAL TECHNIQUES AND TO THE NEEDS OF THE LABOR MARKET.