NCJ Number
9191
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1973) Pages: 1-14
Date Published
1973
Length
14 pages
Annotation
APRIL, 1972 AN INVESTIGATION BY THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF MINEOLA, NEW YORK OF ALLEGATIONS OF BRUTALITY, CORRUPTION, AND UNREST IN THE NASSAU COUNTY JAIL.
Abstract
THE SERVICES OF A PRIVATE DETECTIVE FIRM WERE EMPLOYED, AND FIFTEEN OF THEIR UNDERCOVER AGENTS SPENT TIME AS INMATES IN THE JAIL. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS COMMENTS ON THE AGENTS' REACTIONS TO BEING INCARCERATED AND THEIR FINDINGS REGARDING OVERCROWDING, NOISE, LACK OF PRIVACY, STAFF ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE, AND MEDICAL CARE. THE REPORT STATES THAT NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF GROSS MISTREATMENT, BUT THAT THERE WERE COUNTLESS MINOR COMPLAINTS, CROWDED CONDITIONS, LACK OF PRIVACY AND PEACE, AND UNPROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES BY SOME GUARDS. AN EDITOR'S POSTSCRIPT REPORTS ON THE INDICTMENT ON JUNE 8,1972 OF TWENTY-SIX JAIL GUARDS.