NCJ Number
142556
Date Published
1992
Length
25 pages
Annotation
This report describes the organizational structure, programs, and operations of the Mississippi correctional system during fiscal year 1992.
Abstract
The Mississippi Department of Corrections operates three major institutions and 16 community work centers. Programs include alcohol and drug treatment, educational courses, community-based programs, outreach programs, an intermediate sanctions program, and prerelease services. Inmates have access to five law libraries. The use of inmate labor in construction and maintenance projects has generated great savings in the operation of the State's correctional system. The State has two active pretrial diversion programs with an average monthly caseload of 87, as well as restitution centers involving an average of 15 individuals each month. Figures and tables