The illustrated booklet provides a brief history of Federal prisons and of Federal women's prisons. There is statistical information on women prisoners classified by age, race, period of confinement, marital status, type of crime, and judicial district from which the commitment was made. Tables for the Federal Reformatory for Women, Alderson, West…

In recognition of the national problem posed by a spiraling crime rate and the need to reduce the rate of recidivism, the program's primary purpose was to test and demonstrate the effectiveness of providing intensive vocational rehabilitation services to federal offenders at specified states in the correctional process. Out of a random selection…

Remarks by the education administrator of the U. S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons discussing recidivism in relationship to various program elements: Relevancy of educational programs, participation rates, state administrative structures, inmate characteristics (educational level, skills, intelligence, age), and federal resources. Data is…

This report, based on a 1979 national survey of drug abuse treatment programs in the prisons of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, presents data on 160 operational programs. Descriptive information on the identification of drug-dependent inmates and the provision of drug abuse treatment by state adult correctional institutions is…

A survey determining how widespread the policy of prisoner furloughs has become and how well the programs which have been implemented are operated was conducted. A questionnaire regarding home furlough policies was distributed to the directors of the departments of corrections of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of…

What are prison conditions like in America today? Do prisons protect society and rehabilitate prisoners? Should punishment be part of a prison sentence and does the fear of punishment deter crime? These and other issues are explored in this illustrated book of readings and student exercises exphasizing critical thinking skills. Selections are…