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Procedures and Program

NCJ Number
85971
Date Published
1980
Length
62 pages
Annotation
The guidelines, designed to be used in conjunction with the 1980 Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities, are written as a resource for jail administrators and staff in California.
Abstract
The guidelines give general instructions; describe inspection and application of standards; and focus on training, personnel, and management. Other sections pertain to records and public information, classification and segregation, and inmate programs and activities. The last section covers discipline. A total of 14 references are included.