How art education was used in a girls' juvenile correctional institution to nurture and develop the self-esteem of these troubled youth is described. One of the most successful lessons was based upon discovery learning and dealt with pop videos. (RM)

In a study of personnel who work in 10 New York State prisons, the authors examined the extent to which stress and job satisfaction are influenced by both individual and organizational-level characteristics. Some findings of the research fail to support commonly held assumptions concerning the influence of marriage, religion, and race. (Author/CT)

The author argues that prison educators should concentrate on "outcomes"--the desired behavioral and attitude changes in their students. He describes an educational program that has achieved considerable success. (Author)

Implementing a health and hygiene program in penal systems necessitates coordinating the entire staff. Health specialists could participate in facility planning and management, policy formation, and evaluation of medical care, housekeeping, and food services. They could also serve as liaisons between correctional staff and governmental or…

This report focuses on state drug policies and their budgetary consequences. Included are the observations of the Governors Leadership Council, composed of former governors from both parties, convened to help guide state governments in dealing with substance abuse. The report examines the growth rate of the drug offender population in state…

This article offers a preliminary report and description of the problems and progress of the reforms undertaken by the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. (Editor/RK)

The National Association of Home Builders, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and HEW, has designed and implemented a youthful offender program. This program offers job training and placement in carpentry apprenticeships together with basic education and has had a very high success rate. (Author/DS)

Nursing's concept of community health care does not include jail populations, yet inmates' health needs and problems, often rooted in the community, can be ameliorated or prevented by imaginative nursing input. (Author)

The articles describes the New Gate Project which was designed to determine the value of appropriate post high school education in the rehabilitative efforts of correctional institutions. (Author)

This special issue of Manpower is entitled Making Prison Training Work." (BH)

This special issue of Manpower is entitled Making Prison Training Work." (BH)

The changing emphasis on employment in corrections will not by itself solve the problem of reintegration of the ex-offender into society; meaningful jobs with career opportunities must be available. This special issue of Manpower is entitled Making Prison Training Work." (BH)

The debate over the death penalty in the United States has implications beyond our borders. Because of the lack of universal standards governing its use, only those countries which have abolished capital punishment may, with any moral authority, denounce its exploitation as an instrument of political expediency. (IS)