NCJ Number
163990
Date Published
1996
Length
127 pages
Annotation
This is the second in a series of reports from a longitudinal study designed to examine the first 4 years of operation of the New South Wales (NSW) Junee Correctional Centre, which is operated by a private company under contract to the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services.
Abstract
In December 1990 the NSW Government passed legislation that allowed for the contract management of correctional centres. A contract for the design, construction, and management of the Junee Correctional Centre was then let to Australasian Correction Services. The management of the Junee Correctional Centre was then subcontracted to a subsidiary company, Australasian Correctional Management (ACM). The management contract was for an initial period of 5 years, with an option to extend for an additional 3 years. This study of Junee Correctional Centre at the end of the second year of the contract shows that the structure of the organization at Junee had changed to reflect the increasing complexity of the inmate mix. Also, many of the programs and services for inmates had undergone considerable redesign to ensure their relevance and appropriateness were maintained. Both the model of inmate management and the service provided to inmates at Junee had drawn closer to those operating within departmental centers; however, at the end of year two, differences in their application and implementation remained that reflected differences in corporate culture and which were intrinsic to the style of management introduced at Junee by ACM. There were insufficient data available to allow for a thorough examination of some of the differences that began to emerge in years one and two. 37 tables, 5 charts, and 6 references