UTAH - PRELIMINARY SURVEYS - STATE PRISON AND THE STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

• NCJ Number: 35
• Author(s): F DELL'APA
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 37 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-024
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Western Interstate Cmssn for Higher Education
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PRELIMINARY SURVEYS FOR ANALYSIS AND APPRAISAL OF THE UTAH STATE PRISON AND STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

Abstract

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN FROM A PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION OF THE CURRENT OPERATION OF THE UTAH STATE PRISON ARE THAT THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT WRITTEN DATA RELATING TO INSTITUTIONAL POLICY, PLANNING, ORGANIZATION, DIRECTING, STAFFING, TRAINING AND REPORTING, AND THAT THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE MAIN COMPLEX OF THE PRISON ARE HIGHLY INADEQUATE. OTHER CONCLUSIONS ARE THAT POLICY MAKING BODIES SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND THAT VOCATIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS SHOULD BE INCREASED. FURTHER PAY SCALES FOR INMATE WORK PRODUCTION, RELEASE FUNDS AND TRAVEL FUNDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO LINE WITH COMPARABLE STANDARDS OF OTHER STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. IN THE OPINION OF THE SURVEY TEAM THE UTAH STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY FUNCTIONING AT A HIGH LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY. MANUALS AND OTHER WRITTEN DATA PERTAINING TO THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THIS FACILITY ARE KEPT BOTH CURRENT AND READILY ACCESSIBLE. MANY NEW TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE CONSTANTLY BEING EXPLORED AND UTILIZED IN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE WARDS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)