NCJ Number
26065
Date Published
Unknown
Length
14 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM INITIATED FOR DANGEROUS INMATES - INMATES WHOM IT HAD FORMERLY BEEN NECESSARY TO ISOLATE - AT THE PENITENTIARY CENTER OF THE STATE OF MEXICO.
Abstract
THIS TREATMENT CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF INCREASING THE INMATE'S INTERACTION WITH STAFF AND FELLOW INMATES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DECREASE HIS FEELINGS OF ALIENATION. WORK THERAPY, INCREASED PRIVILEGES, AND GRADUAL REINTEGRATION FOLLOW, DEPENDING UPON THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIVENESS TO TREATMENT. THE AUTHOR REPORTS THAT PRELIMINARY RESULTS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING. --IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH