NCJ Number
90295
Date Published
Unknown
Length
11 pages
Annotation
The population in Minnesota adult correctional institutions continues to rise even as the rate of serious crime fell 4.9 percent in 1982.
Abstract
This investigation indicates a need to examine alternative means of dealing with offenders. Current State reporting methods are inadequate. When direct operating costs, indirect operating costs, and construction and financing costs are included, the daily cost of housing a person in a Minnesota State correctional institution is nearly twice the reported figure. New methods should be developed to accurately identify and routinely report all costs of incarceration. A moratorium should be placed on all prison construction. Tables and charts are included. (Author abstract modified)