WORK RELEASE - TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, POLICY AND OPERATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED STATE CORRECTIONS- A SURVEY OF STATE CORRECTIONAL WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS - SUMMARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 11021
• Author(s): R M SWANSON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 43 pages
• Grant Number(s): 89-17-71-03 (LABOR)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Corporate Author: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EXAMINATION OF CONCEPTS IMPORTANT TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF WORK RELEASE AND OF THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF WORK RELEASE ALTERNATIVES.

Abstract

STATISTICAL DATA, LIMITED TO ONE YEAR FOR COLLECTION, WERE DERIVED FROM THREE MAJOR SOURCES- COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WORK RELEASE LEGISLATION IN THE U.S., SURVEY OF WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS BY MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE, AND ON-SITE INTERVIEW OF 50 CORRECTIONAL CENTERS IN FOUR STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK RELEASE OUTCOME WERE FOUND TO BE INMATE'S ELIGIBILITY, RESIDENT AUTONOMY, THE WORK RELEASE CENTER'S LOCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, FACILITIES FOR HOUSING RESIDENTS, AND SUITABLE JOB PLACEMENT. A MODEL WORK RELEASE STATUTE IS PRESENTED WHICH OFFERS SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISION OF CURRENT LEGISLATION AND CAN BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR THOSE STATES WITHOUT ENABLING LEGISLATION. THE ATTEMPT OF THE MODEL IS TO OUTLINE A PROCEDURAL REGULARITY IN WORK RELEASE LEGISLATION DEFINING ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR AUTHORITY, CONDITIONS OF EXCLUSION, ELIGIBILITY, COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF RELEASEE'S EARNINGS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND REVOCATION OF PRIVILEGES. AN APPENDIX LISTS WORK RELEASE CENTERS BY STATE. FOR THE DETAILED RESULTS OF THIS STUDY SEE 'WORK RELEASE- TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW, POLICY AND OPERATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS', NCJ-10938, VOLS. I AND II. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).