NCJ Number
114359
Journal
Social Justice, A Journal of Crime, Conflict, and World Order Volume: 15 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1988) Pages: 55-61
Date Published
1988
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This report discusses an inquiry by a delegation from the United States into prison conditions and treatment of prisoners in Cuba.
Abstract
The project included open access to all facilities in 6 Cuban prisons, and confidential interviews with more than 120 current and released prisoners. Of the total interviews, more than 40 were conducted with prisoners the U.S. Delegation selected in advance. Fifty interviews took place with prisoners incarcerated for politically motivated offenses, such as illegal exit from the country. The philosophy of Cuban penology is discussed, and preliminary observations about the Cuban prison system are presented.