NCJ Number
104494
Date Published
1984
Length
127 pages
Annotation
Because of Canada's vast, sparsely populated areas, prison overcrowding, and the negative effects of traditional correctional institutions, the limited-access correctional communities (LACC's) are a viable option for long-term inmates.
Abstract
The LACC is family-based, work-oriented correctional colony that derives its primary security from its remote location and limited transportation. These conditions reduce the threat to the public, while minimizing the need for static security precautions and permitting expanded freedom of movement within the LACC. To more decisively establish the feasibility of the LACC concept and to plan for possible implementation, three areas will require more study. There must be greater specification of models and sites. In general, compound and/or township models seem most feasible; and small, single-industry towns, facing the loss of their economic base, provide potential sites. In addition, an analysis is needed of the implications of models and sites for such issues as inmate eligibility, staff availability and benefits, family considerations, legal concerns, inmate employment, and security and discipline. Finally, a consultation and public information plan should be devised to assess public opinion and stimulate feedback and to receive and resolve concerns and potential opposition. Appended materials include a historical review of penal colonies, a report on the penitentiary system, results of an opinion poll, possible site descriptions, descriptive data on the long-term offender population, and additional discussion of implementation issues. 26 references.