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BUREAU OF PRISONS - ANNUAL REPORT, 1972

NCJ Number
25064
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
29 pages
Annotation
SUMMARY OF BUREAU ACTIVITIES DIRECTED AT FURTHERING ITS GOALS OF PROVIDING HUMANE INMATE SUPERVISION, INCREASING THE RATE OF SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY FOR FEDERAL OFFENDERS, AND INCREASING ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE INMATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, DISCUSSION OF SERVICES PROVIDED AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, OFFENDERS' RIGHTS AND METHODS OF PROGRAM EVALUATION ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. DATA ON FEDERAL INMATE ADMISSIONS AND RELEASES FROM 1962 TO 1972 AND PERCENT OF INMATES CONFINED BY OFFENSE IN 1962 AND 1972 ARE GRAPHED. A MAP OF FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ARE INCLUDED.