Corrections - Public Information - Trend (Publication)
Scope and Contents
This series contains a publication which has changed format and mission during the course of its existence. Begun before the government reorganization of 1972 and the creation of the department, Trend was initially described as a newsletter. As such it contained such features as reports from the director, articles on benefit performances provided by entertainment personalities, statewide news from the various prison branches, personnel news and even appeals for submission of news items. Apparently, only two issues were published under this format at irregular intervals. Both bear volume and issue numbers. With the creation of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation in 1972, the masthead of Trend proclaimed the publication to be a newsletter for the personnel of the new department. The format thus changed to reflect this description with more gossip, but still containing the commissioner's message and other news from the board and the branches. A monthly or bimonthly (in the summer) publishing schedule was begun, but whether it continued for an entire year is unclear. There are no volume or issue numbers indicated during this time period. A more ambitious publications budget enabled the department to expand the format of the publication impressively in 1973. The newsletter was replaced by a magazine which continued, however, to gear its content to the personnel of the department. More emphasis was evidently placed on articles outlining new programs provided to benefit the inmates of the penal system. The departmental news items and the gossip remained pretty much the same. Rather surprisingly, although the title has remained the same throughout, a new set of volume and issue numbers was begun for this magazine format. Dates, however, were not included on the magazines. Thus once again it is impossible to ascertain the frequency of issuance of this publication.
Dates
- Created: 1970-1974
Creator
- Corrections (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unrestricted
Extent
0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The items are arranged chronologically by date of publication or numerically by issue number.
- Title
- Corrections - Public Information - Trend (Publication)
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Description rules
- Local
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States