STUDY OF THE ECONOMIC AND REHABILITATIVE ASPECTS OF PRISON INDUSTRY - TECHNICAL TASKS AND RESULTS

• NCJ Number: 46046
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 463 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-033-75
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Econ Inc
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSES OF EXISTING CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES IN CONNECTICUT AND OF PROPOSED NEW INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS MEASURES FOR THE EVALUATION OF A PROPOSED PROGRAM, ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A MODEL PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM, IT WAS NECESSARY TO SURVEY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POTENTIAL CONNECTICUT PRISON INDUSTRY WORK FORCE AND DEVELOP A MEASURE OF THE IMPACT OF THE PRISON INDUSTRY ON THIS INMATE POPULATION. SURVEY RESULTS ARE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF INMATE PROFILES, DESCRIPTIONS OF INMATE AND SUPERVISOR ATTITUDES, AND ANALYSES OF PAROLEES' EMPLOYMENT AND RECIDIVISM RATES. ANALYSES OF FOUR EXISTING INDUSTRIES -- PRINT SHOP, DENTAL LABORATORY, TYPEWRITER REPAIR, AND FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY -- AT THE SOMERS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION INCLUDE JOB MARKET SURVEYS, SALES MARKET SURVEYS, A REVIEW OF MARKETING AND MANPOWER SCHEDULING IN EACH SHOP, AND AN ANALYSIS OF EACH SHOP'S POTENTIAL PROFITABILITY. FOUR NEW INDUSTRIES ARE PROPOSED AS SUITABLE FOR ESTABLISHMENT AT SOMERS: MICROFILMING, METAL PRODUCTS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT REPAIR, AND BAKERY PRODUCTS. THE CRITERIA USED IN SELECTING THESE INDUSTRIES ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE NECESSARY CAPITAL AND MANPOWER RESOURCES, A JOB MARKET FORECAST, AND A PROPOSED MODE OF OPERATIONS. AN EVALUATION OF THE STATE'S EXISTING OFFENDER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT ARE DISCUSSED. THE FINAL SECTION DESCRIBES THE DEFINITION OF MEASURES PROPOSED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE FREE VENTURE MODEL PRISON INDUSTRY PROGRAM (DESCRIBED IN A SEPARATE VOLUME) IN THREE DIMENSIONS: INSTITUTIONAL OPERATIONS, PRISON INDUSTRY OPERATIONS, AND INMATE POSTRELEASE OUTCOME. RESULTS OF THE PRETEST OF THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENTS ARE REPORTED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE: (1) A COPY OF THE INMATE QUESTIONNAIRE; (2) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COST ELEMENTS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESSING; (3) COPIES OF THE INMATE PROFILE DATA SHEET, MONTHLY FOLLOWUP INSTRUMENT, EMPLOYER QUESTIONNAIRE, AND FORMS FOR PAROLEES' EVALUATION OF PRISON INDUSTRIES; AND (4) THE INDUSTRY PRODUCTION ANALYSIS PACKAGE. FOR RELATED DOCUMENTS, SEE NCJ-45627 AND 46041-46045.