NCJ Number
85403
Journal
Howard Journal of Penology and Crime Prevention Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (1982) Pages: 94-104
Date Published
1982
Length
18 pages
Annotation
In this paper the authors review developments within the prison service since the publication of the May Report in 1979.
Abstract
They do so from the standpoint of their own evidence to the May Committee because, it is argued, no alternative view of the future of the prison system has been systematically developed. It is suggested that in spite of the abandonment of serious attempts to control the size of the prison population, the massive extension of the prison building programme, and the continuing uncertainty surrounding industrial relations, there are some small signs of change which could, eventually, produce real reforms in the prison system. (Author abstract)