NCJ Number
126112
Date Published
1989
Length
213 pages
Annotation
This book is designed for the administrator, supervisor, or line staff officer who wants to improve the operation of the local detention facility or jail based on accepted current practices.
Abstract
The crisis in detention facilities relates as much to litigation regarding operations as it does to the crowding of inmates in correctional systems in most states. Nationally, occupancy rates for jails rose from 64 percent of capacity to 96 percent of capacity from 1978 to 1985, with increases for large jails of 77 to 96 percent of capacity during this period. The most serious problems of jails of all sizes include personnel, modernization, overcrowding, recreation, and funding. Presented in three major sections, this book refers to the management of an existing facility and all aspects of detention facility operations; contracting for services and the planning, design, and construction of new facilities; and facility administrators and managers who are involved in the planning and construction of new facilities. 48 references and index.