NCJ Number
144628
Date Published
1993
Length
24 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes changes in State prison capacity during the second half of 1992, recent State correctional legislation, and recent judicial decisions on corrections issues.
Abstract
The report also presents the results of a survey on how State corrections agencies are responding to the Americans with Disabilities Act, information regarding AIDS in correctional facilities, other recent developments in State correctional systems, and recent reports and activities of the National Institute of Corrections Prisons Division. The survey revealed that 26 of the 444 responding correctional agencies anticipate that the Americans with Disabilities Act will have a substantial impact on their agencies. Tables and annotated list of recommended readings on correctional topics