The program was not expected to alleviate jail overcrowding conditions in the sites funded but to serve as a national model to other communities with similar problems. Overall, the program was a success. The funded projects increased and expanded release options, made release more equitable by reducing reliance on cash bail, reduced average length of stay prior to release, and improved information and detainee management procedures. Projects also increased the speed of detainee processing, improved inmate classification procedures, and developed a systems approach to the overcrowding problem. The program still fell short as a national demonstration with too few opportunities for nonprogram sites to learn of project activities. The report recommends that citations be used more often in lieu of arrest, that alternative facilities be found for public inebriates and others serving short sentences, that project directors become more politically aware, and other changes. A statistical table and about 85 references are included.
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