NCJ Number
35499
Journal
Corrections Magazine Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 30-40 AND 45-50
Date Published
1976
Length
17 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF THE PRESENT STATE OF NEW YORK CITY'S ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS SURVEYING PROPOSED AND EXISTING CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, PROGRAMS, AND ALTERNATIVES.
Abstract
THE HISTORY OF THE CITY'S ADULT PRISON SYSTEM IS PRESENTED. OVERCROWDING AT FACILITIES IS DISCUSSED AND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION SUCH AS PRETRIAL RELEASE, DIVERSION AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE ASSESSED. COURT RULINGS THAT HAVE EFFECTED CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM SINCE 1972 ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. BUDGETARY PROBLEMS, AFFECTING PRISON OPERATIONS AND ADDING TO EXISTING PROBLEMS SUCH AS OVERCROWDING, CREATED BY THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CRISIS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED.