Going out of prison

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Date
1959
Summary
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman states that parole is to many people only “a legal escape route” from the prison to the free community and he indicates that a parole system should be much more than this. The release of one inmate and an interview with a former prisoner illustrate the problems experienced on release. Meeker and Lohman explore current statistics and compare the number of prisoners who “go straight” with those who return to a life of crime. They indicate aspects of a parole system that will aid in the former prisoner’s adjustment to conventional society. 
Contributors
WTTW, Chicago; Joseph D. Lohman; Ben Meeker; Alan Sweetow; Chalmers Marquis; Hans W. Mattick; John H. Gagnon
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genre
Educational
Subject
Parole ; Parole--United States ; Prisoners and prisons ; Imprisonment.
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 Film (0:29:01); 16mm
Other Identifiers
IULMIA Film Database: 40000003325810; Other: GR00451878; MDPI Barcode: 40000003325810

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