ILLINOIS JAILS - CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 1970'S

• NCJ Number: 651
• Author(s): H W MATTICK; R P SWEET
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 376 pages
• Corporate Author: Illinois Law Enforcement Cmssn (see Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINTED BY THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 1970

Annotation

THE CURRENT CONDITION OF ILLINOIS JAILS IS DETAILED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS.

Abstract

THE ADMITTED DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF ILLINOIS JAILS IS DISCUSSED BASED UPON A SURVEY SAMPLE OF ALL BUT THE MOST HIGHLY TRANSIENT AND SMALLEST POLICE LOCK-UPS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY COVERS HISTORY, RECORDS, INMATE POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS, PHYSICAL FACILITIES, PRISONER HANDLING, JAIL SECURITY, FOOD SERVICES, MEDICAL CARE AND PRISONER HYGIENE, INMATE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, AND WORK AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS, OPERATING COSTS, JAIL PERSONNEL AND RECOMMENDATIONS.