NCJ Number
34483
Journal
Criminologie Volume: 9 Issue: 1 & 2 Dated: (1976) Pages: WHOLE ISSUE
Date Published
1976
Length
245 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW ANALYSIS OF THE PENAL SITUATION IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM, THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF INMATES, AND THE QUESTION OF PRISONERS' RIGHTS.
Abstract
IN CANADA, THE DETENTION OF PERSONS WHOSE SENTENCES CALL FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS IMPRISONMENT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE PROVINCES. THE AUTHORS EXAMINE THE BORDEAUX JAIL AND ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PENITENTIARY, THE OLDEST PRISONS IN QUEBEC, IN THEIR STUDY OF THE HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM. --IN FRENCH. SUMMARY IN ENGLISH