NCJ Number
54565
Date Published
1978
Length
569 pages
Annotation
FOLLOWING OVERVIEWS OF THE HISTORY OF INCARCERATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. JAILS, A DIRECTORY TO STATE JAILS AND DETENTION CENTERS IS PROVIDED, ALONG WITH PROFILES OF SELECTED DETENTION FACILITIES AND A STANDARDS MANUAL.
Abstract
TABLES LIST THE JAILS AND ADULT DETENTION FACILITIES ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE; WITHIN EACH STATE, THE FACILITIES ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTY. DATA ARE PROVIDED REGARDING THE MANAGING AUTHORITY, ANNUAL SALARY RANGES OF JAIL PERSONNEL, FISCAL BUDGETS OF THE FACILITIES, THE PHYSICAL PLANT ITSELF, AND THE PROGRAM ELEMENTS IN TERMS OF INMATE RATED CAPACITY AND THE AVERAGE DAILY POPULATION DURING 1977. BRIEF FACILITY PROFILES EXAMINE THE CHESAPEAKE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND CORRECTION CENTER, CHESAPEAKE, VA., THE METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER, NEW YORK CITY, AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD., DETENTION CENTER AT ROCKVILLE. THE APPENDED STANDARDS MANUAL FOR ADULT LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES OUTLINES PERFORMANCE AND PROGRAM CRITERIA REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: FACILITY ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL, TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND INMATE RECORDS, PHYSICAL PLANT, SAFETY AND SANITATION, INMATE CLOTHING AND HYGENIC LIVING CONDITIONS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES, FOOD SERVICES, SECURITY AND CONTROL, SUPERVISION OF INMATES, SPECIAL MANAGEMENT INMATES, INMATE RIGHTS, INMATE RULES AND DISCIPLINE, MAIL AND VISITING, CLASSIFICATION, INMATE WORK PROGRAMS, INMATE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, RELEASE PREPARATION AND TEMPORARY RELEASE, AND RECEPTION, ORIENTATION, RELEASE, AND PROPERTY CONTROL. A GLOSSARY IS APPENDED TO THE STANDARDS MANUAL, ALONG WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY. (KBL)