NCJ Number
60654
Date Published
1979
Length
13 pages
Annotation
A PROJECT TO COORDINATE STATEWIDE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES AND TO BRING COUNTY JAILS UP TO NATIONAL STANDARDS HAS RESULTED IN IMPROVED PERSONNEL TRAINING AND RECORDKEEPING.
Abstract
NEW HAMPSHIRE SET UP THE COORDINATOR FOR COUNTY CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS TO HELP EACH OF THE STATE'S 10 COUNTIES IMPROVE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND TO DEVELOP A MULTI-COUNTY FEMALE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE OFFICE INCLUDE DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES BY USING COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES, SERVING AS A CLEARING HOUSE FOR INFORMATION, ARRANGING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUAL COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, AND HELPING WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR NEW ONES. A MANUAL OF OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR COUNTY HOUSES OF CORRECTION AND JAILS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND A UNIFORM RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED. THE TRAINING PROGRAM INCLUDES AN 84-HOUR BASIC PRESERVICE COURSE GIVEN TO 145 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND 40-HOUR INSERVICE COURSES GIVEN TO 216 OFFICERS OVER THE PERIOD 1976-1978. DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PROGRAMS FOR INMATES ARE NOW OPERATING IN FOUR COUNTIES. IN ADDITION, THREE MAJOR CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION PROJECTS ARE IN PROCESS WITH THE COORDINATOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE FEASIBILITY OF A CENTRAL FACILITY FOR INCARCERATION OF FEMALES IS UNDER STUDY. IMPROVED COOPERATIVE USE OF EXISTING FEMALE FACILITIES MAY PROVE TO BE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION. IT IS CONCLUDED THE COORDINATOR HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REFUNDED. BUDGETS AND STATISTICS SUPPORT THE EVALUATION. (GLR)