NCJ Number
106721
Date Published
1984
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This is an executive summary of a 1984 study that determined nine sample Montana county jails' degree of compliance with State jail standards and estimated the operational and capital cost impact of statewide compliance with the standards.
Abstract
The nine-jail sample was a cross section of jails statewide as to age, size, and location. Onsite visits, surveys, and telephone followup were used to determine each jail's compliance with the standards. On average, the facilities complied with approximately 20 percent of all categorical standards. Complete compliance with the standards is estimated to cost $4.6 million, of which $4.1 million are capital costs. The cost of standards compliance for all 45 county jails in the State, including six facilities in the planning stage, is projected at $47.1 million. This high cost of standards compliance is not totally due to the stringency of the standards but primarily to outdated jails in the State. 2 notes. For the full report, see NCJ 106720.