INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

• NCJ Number: 14287
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 105 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-71-155; 72-NI-99-0021
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: South Carolina Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REVIEW OF INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES INCLUDING THE CORRECTIONAL OMBUDSMAN, DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES, THE RULE OF THE COURTS, HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS AND DAMAGE AWARDS.

Abstract

THIS SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES THAT SEEM TO WORK AND MEET THE TESTS OF FAIRNESS, EFFICACY, AND COURT APPROVAL. RESEARCH FOR THIS MONOGRAPH AND OTHER INFORMATION GENERATED BY THE COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE RESEARCH PROJECT SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT BESIDES GENERAL INMATE OBJECTIONS CONCERNING FOOD, HOUSING, AND TREATMENT, THE BASIC GRIEVANCE MOST OFTEN ASSERTED IS THE LACK OF ANY INMATE GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT IMPERATIVES FOR CHANGE IN THESE PROCEDURES SHOULD BE REALISTICALLY FACED BY THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM. IT IS ALSO CONCLUDED THAT POSITIVE MEASURES TO RESOLVE GRIEVANCES WILL RESULT IN MORE PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES ON THE PART OF THE STAFF, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE INMATE TENSIONS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO DISTURBANCES. THE IDEAL OR MODEL TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED BY A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED IN BOTH THE TEXT OF THIS MONOGRAPH AND AS APPENDIXES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)