Abstract: Abstract In many jurisdictions, those sentenced to prison may be required to work while in prison. The type of work ranges from menial work, such as cleaning the institution, to private and/or public industrial work, vocational training, and work‐release programs. Assumed benefits of prison work include increasing prisoners' employment opportunities upon release and reducing recidivism. Some empirical evidence supports these assumptions, although much of the research is methodologically flawed; for example, many are characterized by sample‐selection bias. Despite potential benefits, prison work has been criticized for exploiting prisoners, not always being a productive use of inmates' time, and lacking rehabilitative value.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-10-13
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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