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44 Prison J. 3 (1964)

handle is hein.journals/prsjrnl44 and id is 1 raw text is: EDITORIAL The upsurge of interest in work release programs has been stimulated the many failures of jail and prison systems. Dissatisfied with the result traditionial imprisonment; disillusioned by the high rate of recidivism; ignant that public assistance should he required to support the families Of able-bodied men who remain idle behind bars; shocked by the senseless aSte Of confining the merely annoying misdemeanant who otherwise would oself-supporting; and recognizing the problems of jail overcrowding, seg- emt officialdom and the private citizenry are turning with hope toward Merging concept of work release. Work release is a simple practice in theory. It allows a person to work jO) in the free world and serve his prison sentence during non-working I A Comprehensive view of work release laws, implementations and prob- lems is given in the first article of this issue by Stanley E. Grupp. His analysis . the Increasing number of statutory proscriptions clearly indicates the diver- lity of problems which this device is designed to meet. Despite present legis- tion implementation of program has lagged in many states. III the United States, development of work release stems mainly from te original pattern of Wisconsin's 1913 Huber Law. We may well benefit try study of the variations of work release programs in four European coun- as related in this issue. l inud Waaben describes Deimark's work release programs for inebriates. sible use of a similar procedure for young adult offenders has made it pos- to le to provide certain types of vocational training not available in the trrectional institution. The Swedish program, reported by Daniel Wiklund, is testing the use Work release as pre-release preparation for long-term prisoners. 11, Norway, according to Johannes Halvorsen, the free labor releases are 1tlltecl only after a substantial part of the sentence has been served, so that olrk release 'can form a link in the process of preparation for discharge . . . 1he French statute, like that of some other jurisdictions, allows for 'ecase not only for work, but also for study and medical treatment. Jacques ran, the author of this article, reports the use of the French release pro- ranl, both for short-time prisoners and for those having served all but one eOr Of a longer sentence. 1 hiladelphia's Judge Joseph Sloane examines some of the problems and tg gests avenues of approach to establishing a work release program under 1! 19)63 Pennsylvania statute. Work release as a pre-release measure for Illisylvania is suggested as an outgrowth of the present law. Nl Linch credit for starting Pennsylvania toward a work release system is t10e Wardell Jack Tracy, and others of Lancaster County, where the demon- rtI was carried out that sparked Pennsylvania's law. f Work release is not a panacea but it is a flexible tool to serve a variety ,eeds and situations. Experience has shown that where the value of work eas is recognized, it can be made both a correctional and financial success. It is worthy of note that in the September 1963 issue of the official lI Cation of the Pennsylvania Association on Probation, Parole and Cor- on lDr. John Otto RCinemann discusses the origin and urges the adop- Of work release in Pennsylvania.

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