NCJ Number
17281
Date Published
1972
Length
22 pages
Annotation
CRITIQUE OF THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM WITH SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF INMATE REVOLTS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR FIRST IDENTIFIES THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL WHO GOES TO PRISON IN AMERICA. COMMENTS ARE THEN MADE ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE LONGEST SENTENCES IN THE WORLD, ARREST AND TRIAL, ACTUAL PRISON LIFE, AND PAROLE.