NCJ Number
37447
Date Published
1975
Length
125 pages
Annotation
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOME NEW FACILITIES AND THE CONVERSION OF OTHERS ARE RECOMMENDED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR INMATES IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO THEIR HOMES AND TO PROVIDE SINGLE ROOMS AND SMALLER INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
THE PLAN SUGGESTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF EIGHT NEW 600 CAPACITY UNITS, SIX OF THEM IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE STATE. ALSO RECOMMENDED IS THE CONVERSION OF OLD, LARGE INSTITUTIONS INTO CLUSTERS OF SEVERAL 100 TO 400 CAPACITY UNITS OF A SEMI-AUTONOMOUS NATURE. ALL FUTURE CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE SINGLE OCCUPANCY SECURE ROOMS AND MEDIUM-SECURITY DORMITORIES SHOULD BE CONVERTED INTO SINGLE OCCUPANCY SECURE ROOMS. DATA ARE PRESENTED ON INMATE PROGRAMS AT ALL THE MAJOR INSTITUTIONS, AND INMATE POPULATION DATA AND PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED.