NCJ Number
36169
Date Published
1975
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM DRAMATIZES THE EXPERIENCES OF A YOUNG MAN, ARRESTED FOR HIT-AND-RUN AND DRUNK DRIVING, WHO IS COMMITTED TO COUNTY JAIL FOR ONE YEAR - HE USES THIS TIME TO LEARN A TRADE AND TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
Abstract
THE FILM SHOWS THE DAILY LIFE AND ROUTINE OF A LARGE COUNTY JAIL AND ILLUSTRATES THE METHODS AND PROGRAMS UTILIZED BY JAIL PERSONNEL TO PREPARE INMATES FOR A USEFUL LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE. IT ALSO SHOWS TYPICAL COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE INDUCEMENTS AND PRESSURES EXERTED BY HARDENED OFFENDER-INMATES.