BOARDS OF VISITORS OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS

• NCJ Number: 31153
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 96 pages
• Corporate Author: Justice - British Section of the International Cmssn of Jurists; National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO); Howard League for Penal Reform
• Sale Source: Barry Rose Publishers
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

BOARDS OF VISITORS OF ENGLISH PENAL INSTITUTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO 'SATISFY THEMSELVES AS TO THE STATE OF THE PRISON PREMISES, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PRISON AND THE TREATMENT OF THE PRISONERS' THROUGH PERIODIC VISITS.

Abstract

THEY ALSO SERVE THE FUNCTION OF INVESTIGATING PRISONERS' COMPLAINTS. THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES THE NEED FOR BOARDS OF VISITORS AND PRESENTS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESTRUCTURING AND REFORM.