CONNECTICUT - COST ANALYSIS OF CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS

• NCJ Number: 65393
• Author(s): G J LEGAZ
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 169 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-035-78
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Institute for Economic and Policy Studies, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FOR POLICYMAKERS OF LEAA AND CONNECTICUT, COSTS ARE ESTIMATED FOR THE STATE'S COMPLIANCE WITH CORRECTIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTIONS.

Abstract

THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COSTS CONSISTED OF THE CATEGORIZATION OF STANDARDS BY MAJOR FUNCTION OR SERVICE AREAS, EXAMINATION OF POTENTIAL COST IMPACTS, DETERMINATION OF DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION, DETERMINATION OF CURRENT RATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR EACH FACILITY, AND THE APPLICATION OF COST ESTIMATES FOR NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH A CASE STUDY OF EACH FACILITY. THE STATE-DESIGNATED COMPLIANCE COST FACTORS OF PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, NEW AND RENOVATED FACILITIES, AND ADDITIONAL CORRECTIONS FUNDS FOR INSTITUTIONS AMOUNT TO ABOUT $2 MILLION. THE COST ESTIMATE BREAKDOWN IS $1,255,000 FOR PHYSICAL PLANT RENOVATIONS, $342,000 FOR TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, $240,000 FOR RECORDS, $78,000 FOR LIBRARY SERVICES, $51,000 FOR SECURITY AND CONTROL, $24,000 FOR SANITATION, $20,000 FOR RECREATION AND INMATE ACTIVITIES, $18,000 FOR RECREATION AND ORIENTATION, AND $500 FOR SPECIAL MANAGEMENT INMATES. IN ADDITION TO PRESENTING COMPLIANCE COST ESTIMATES BY STANDARD CATEGORIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS FOR EACH ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT ARE INCLUDED. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN A SUMMARY OF CAPITAL DEFICIENCIES, NONCOMPLIANCE SELF-EVALUATION REPORTS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE STATEWIDE TRAINING PLAN, THE COST OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, AND DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS STANDARD AND COST CATEGORIES. TABULAR DATA ARE INCLUDED, AND NOTES ACCOMPANY EACH CHAPTER. (RCB)