Los Angeles County Jail Overcrowding Reduction Project: Final Report: Revised
Publication year:
2011
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 22, 2011
ANNOTATION: Issues related to overcrowding in jails have reached a level of critical concern. Findings and recommendations for dealing with overcrowding are presented. “This information provides the County [of Los Angeles] with a good basis for tackling some of its existing problems and preparing for the challenges ahead” (p. i). Other agencies can use the strategies described in this report to address some of their own overcrowding problems. Chapters following an executive summary are: introduction--study plan and methodological approach; pretrial program and bail findings and recommendation; case processing findings and recommendations; mental health findings and recommendations; probation violations findings and recommendations; profile of non-felony inmates; and improvements to data collection systems—recommendations to address data limitations. Appendixes provide: implementation and feasibility analysis summary; Los Angeles County criminal justice system map; and an inmate profile report.
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