NCJ Number
131191
Date Published
1988
Length
233 pages
Annotation
This long range Strategic Corrections Plan contains recommendations for additional capacity and programs as well as proposed changes in the corrections system to improve overall efficiency and effectiveness.
Abstract
The central theme of the plan is the restoration of a balanced correctional system through additional prison construction in conjunction with implementation of community supervision programs and other alternatives to institutionalization. The plan addresses the need for institutional capacity and programs that cover current prison capacity, projections for future demand, and priorities for capacity expansion. Also discussed are the need for community sanctions and services including probation and parole and the Community Corrections Act. Allocation of responsibilities between the State and counties for correctional facilities and programs is examined. Proposed changes in siting procedures represent a compromise between the States' exclusive use of the normal land use laws and permanent supersiting procedure for siting all future correctional facilities. In order to address the deficiencies in the criminal justice information systems, recommendations include proposals to coordinate the operation of the State's information systems. Also included are proposals to improve coordination of the criminal justice system in general. The Task Force recommends that the basic principles of planning, public safety, cost-effectiveness, and balance guide the formulation of State corrections policy.