NCJ Number
153077
Date Published
1990
Length
54 pages
Annotation
An evaluation of the jail and criminal justice system of Mariposa County (Calif.) revealed that daily inmate population will range from 33 to 56 by 2010 and that just over half the inmates could be considered minimum-security risks.
Abstract
A high number of bookings occur for alcohol-related offenses, primarily public drunkenness. The county actively uses pretrial release mechanisms and seems to respond well to peak booking periods. The jail is significantly short of space in all areas and lacks the number of housing units, detoxification cells, and single cells to permit proper classification and separation of inmates. Jail life-safety systems are also inadequate, and staff supervision of the housing areas is inadequate. The Jail Facilities Steering Committee has reviewed three options and recommends using the $30,000 from Proposition 52 funds to correct the most pressing deficiencies, remodel and expand the jail as soon as possible, and move toward acquiring, adjacent property in case building an addition becomes the most feasible option. Figures, tables, and appended inmate classification list