The Playboy Forum
May, 1983
Teeth in the LawI applaud you for your concern about prison reform and related injustices. But I don't remember ever reading in Playboy about a little thing called presentence investigation (P.S.I.).Unbeknown to many, including attorneys, this report, prepared by the probation department (in collusion with the U.S. Attorney's office), has more bearing on a prisoner's incarceration than the gravity of his crime. First, it is read by the judge before he passes sentence. It may include anything--tr...
