NCJ Number
28232
Date Published
1975
Length
51 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA PRISONS, INCLUDING DATA ON EACH CORRECTIONAL DIVISION, STATISTICS ON INMATES, AND DATA ON OPERATING COSTS.
Abstract
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM IS OUTLINED. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, PERSONNEL DIVISION, TRAINING DIVISION, PSYCHIATRIC DIVISION, AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION ARE DESCRIBED. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE INMATE SERVICES, POPULATION MOVEMENT AND TRENDS, AND THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT. STATISTICAL DATA IS PROVIDED ON PRISONERS RECIEVED AND DISCHARGED, STATUS OF DETENTIONERS HELD, RACE OF PRISONERS, LENGTH OF SENTENCES, AND THE METHOD OF RELEASE FOR SENTENCED INMATES.