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Minimum Standards for Local Jails and Lockups

NCJ Number
85415
Date Published
1980
Length
62 pages
Annotation
The standards apply to jail management and administration, inmate services and programs, custody and supervision, facility design and operations, and other corrections functions in Virginia.
Abstract
Administrative standards cover fiscal management and management information systems. Others involve inmate work programs, religious services, and educational and vocational training. Inmate rules, security functions, food services, medical and health care services, and the physical plant are the subjects of other standards. The report also outlines standards for the jailing of juveniles, reception and review processing, and for lock-ups. A glossary is appended.