NCJ Number
142847
Date Published
1993
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This summary of the Twelfth Conference of Asian and Pacific Correction Administrators (October 1992) focuses on discussions of prisoner health issues, new developments in community corrections, private industry and prison management, and international cooperation in corrections, as well as conference business.
Abstract
In discussing prisoner health issues, conference delegates agreed that an important part of the duties of prison authorities is to ensure inmate health by the provision of hygienic living conditions and appropriate medical facilities, including medical staff. The discussion particularly addressed the treatment of drug addicts, the management of inmates with AIDS, and the prevention and response to deaths in custody. The conference discussion of new developments in community corrections revealed different understandings among the delegates of the meaning of "community corrections." Some understood it to refer to noncustodial correctional programs in the community, and others viewed it as community involvement by prison inmates. There was also a significant difference among the represented nations in the range of community corrections programs offered and the number of offenders under noncustodial sentences compared to those under prison sentences. Community corrections in a number of the represented nations are briefly discussed. The discussion of private industry and prison management addressed views and practices regarding private industry's involvement in the occupational pursuits and vocational training of inmates. Regarding international cooperation in corrections, all delegates gave their full support to various forms of international cooperation in the administration of correctional services. Such cooperation would include international conferences, training, and the international transfer of prisoners. Included are a list of agenda items for future conferences, a delegate list, a discussion guide, and a list of nations that have participated in the Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators for 1980-92.