JAIL STANDARDS - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LOCAL CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES AS PROPOSED BY THE NEBRASKA BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE

• NCJ Number: 51820
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 327 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-ED-99-0011
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-46-24-05-305
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; University of Illinois
• Corporate Author: Nebraska State Bar Assoc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STANDARDS FOR ADOPTION BY THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARE REPORTED THAT DEAL WITH LOCAL CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES AND JAILS.

Abstract

THE STANDARDS, FORMULATED BY THE NEBRASKA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE, ARE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO 14 REGULATION CATEGORIES: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS, APPLICATION OF STANDARDS (TYPES OF FACILITIES AND EMERGENCY SUSPENSIONS OF REGULATIONS), FACILITY PLANNING, FACILITY DESIGN, PERSONNEL (EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND NUMBER OF PERSONNEL), RECORDS AND STATISTICS, PUBLIC INFORMATION, CLASSIFICATION, INMATE SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES (MAIL, VISITING, TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES, ACCESS TO MEDIA, ACCESS TO LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE COURTS, ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS, FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WITHIN A FACILITY, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, EXERCISE AND RECREATION, GENERAL LIBRARY SERVICES, INMATE COMMISSARIES, AND LOCKS AND LIGHTS), DISCIPLINE, HEALTH SERVICES (RIGHT TO MEDICAL SERVICES, PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS, EMERGENCY CARE, DAILY SICK CALL, DENTAL SERVICES, AND MEDICATIONS), FOOD PREPARATION, AND HYGIENE. THE JAIL SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE EMPLOYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND A SURVEY COMMENTARY ARE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (DEP)