NCJ Number
142525
Date Published
1993
Length
363 pages
Annotation
Intended to provide corrections officials with a wide range of options for decisionmaking on corrections construction, this directory describes and designs construction and financing methods, and costs for 148 of the prisons and jails completed and operational since 1985.
Abstract
The directory includes data on facilities serving special inmate populations such as drug offenders and females, as well as complex-use facilities, which are secure areas of facilities with law enforcement or courts components located within the same complex. The listings also include facilities using advanced technology such as closed-circuit television; lists the costs of land acquisitions, equipment and furnishings purchases, and site development; and presents location-specific information on the country's cities, suburbs, and rural communities. The facilities are describes with respect to their construction time, costs for specific components, construction type, dimensions, inmate design capacity, inmate housing areas, construction process, inmate cells, security systems, current staff, and architect's comments. Floor plans and appended background information and annotated lists of related publications