NCJ Number
54526
Journal
ADULT EDUCATION Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Dated: (MAY 1971) Pages: 33-36
Date Published
1971
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE ACCOMMODATIONS AND APPROACHES OF THE EDUCATIONAL CENTER AT THE NEW HOLLOWAY PRISON FOR WOMEN IN NORTH LONDON, ENGLAND, ARE DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THE NEW HOLLOWAY PRISON IS A RENOVATION OF THE OLD AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1977. THE OLD BUILDINGS AT HOLLOWAY WERE TRADITIONALLY DESIGNED AND EMPHASIZED SECURITY, SEGREGATION, AND SILENCE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE MORE REHABILITATIVE, A NEW HOLLOWAY PRISON WAS DESIGNED. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS VIEWED AS AN IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN THE NEW HUMANE ENVIRONMENT. FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN AN EDUCATION CENTER ARE PLANNED. A MAJOR PART OF THESE PROGRAMS WILL BE REMEDIAL TRAINING FOR INMATES WITH LOW READING ABILITIES OR LOW SCORES IN ARITHMETIC. SPECIAL AUDIOVISUAL AID FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REMEDIAL CLASSES. A PRISON LIBRARY WILL CONSTITUTE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE EDUCATION CENTER. THE CENTER WILL ALSO CONTAIN SOUND-PROOFED MUSIC ROOMS, HANDICRAFT ROOMS, AN ART AND POTTERY SUITE, A BIOLOGY AND HORTICULTURE LABORATORY, A GYMNASIUM, A SPORTS HALL, AND GENERAL CLASSROOMS. THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT HOLLOWAY ARE SEEN AS COMMENDABLE, BUT THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE NEW HOLLOWAY ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION. BENEFITS OF THE NEW PRISON ARE VIEWED AS FOLLOWS: (1) INCREASED ATTENTION TO SKILLED ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS, (2) INCREASED ATTENTION TO THE INITIAL TUTORING AND COUNSELING OF INMATES, (3) OPPORTUNITIES FOR INMATES TO SAMPLE AN ACTIVITY BEFORE COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO IT, (4) A GREATER EMPHASIS ON PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS, AND (5) THE PROVISION OF BETTER FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND FOR THE LEARNING OF BETTER RESPONSE PATTERNS. FINALLY THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT NEW HOLLOWAY WILL REQUIRE TEACHERS OF HIGH QUALITY. NO TABLES OR REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (MLC)