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KIND AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT IN CALIFORNIA

NCJ Number
8697
Author(s)
J MITFORD
Date Published
1971
Length
8 pages
Annotation
A JOURNALIST VIEWS THE STATE OF PRISONERS' RIGHTS IN A REFORM PRISON SETTING - CALIFORNIA STATE INSTITUTIONS FOR MEN.
Abstract
THE ROUTINE PROCEDURES OF THE STATE PRISON SYSTEM THAT MOST CLOSELY AFFECT THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF THE MAJORITY OF INMATES ARE DESCRIBED. THESE INCLUDE DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR DECIDING THE LENGTH OF INDETERMINATE SENTENCES, AND PAROLE HEARINGS.