NCJ Number
139233
Journal
Corrections Quarterly Summary Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Dated: (Fourth Quarter 1990) Pages: complete issue
Date Published
1990
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This publication presents statistical data on prison populations in each State in the United States in 1989 and 1990, changes in system capacity, and summaries of recent inmate lawsuits and their outcomes.
Abstract
It also summarizes Federal and State legislation, lists States that have drug treatment programs or prison industry programs for female offenders, summarizes recent developments relating to AIDS in correctional facilities, and summarizes recent reports evaluating or describing correctional programs. An announcement of a possible future seminar on prison design and construction is also included.