Size of penal institutions

Series: In COMMUNITY OF THE CONDEMNED

Genre: Television

Year Published: 1958

Creator: WTTW Chicago Joseph D. Lohman Fred T. Wilkinson Alan Sweetow Chalmers Marquis Hans W. Mattick John H. Gagnon

Format: 16mm

Description: In this program, host Lohman examines the development of large prisons and the treatment of inmates in this type of institution. Film clips illustrate the masses of inmates confined and a prisoner tells of his life in such an institution. Wilkinson and Lohman discuss administrative problems occurring in the management of such large prisons and point out that modern penal thinking indicates a trend toward smaller prisons.

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)


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