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NATIONAL MORATORIUM ON PRISON CONSTRUCTION - PRISON PROGRAM PACKET

NCJ Number
32227
Date Published
Unknown
Length
100 pages
Annotation
THREE TYPES OF MATERIALS ARE CONTAINED IN THIS PACKET BACKGROUND MATERIALS, A LIST OF RESOURCES, AND AN ACTION PLAN.
Abstract
THE BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE MATERIALS PROVIDE MANY OF THE CONCEPTUAL, ECONOMIC, HISTORICAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, FACTUAL AND PRACTICAL MATERIAL FOR DEVELOPING APPROPRIATE ARGUMENTS FOR THE MORATORIUM. THE RESOURCE LIST CONTAINS ARTICLES, BOOKS, FILMS AS WELL AS REFERENCES TO OTHER KEY ORGANIZATIONS. THE LAST SECTION, 'A GUIDE TO ACTION,' FURNISHES AN ACTION PROCESS ALONG WITH SAMPLE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, LISTS OF KEY STATE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICIALS, AND EXAMPLES OF MODEL LEGISSLATION.