Approximately 70 percent of the 57 adult inmates sampled had been convicted of multiple felonies and previously imprisoned at Lorton. About 10 percent of the 47 sampled young adult inmates had previously been confined at Lorton. Classification documentation did not exist for all of the inmates sampled. Consequently, the D.C. Department of Corrections and Lorton management officials did not know whether all Lorton inmates were being classified as required by Department of Corrections' policies. In May 1987, the department began implementing a revised classification system which should correct the problem. During the 62-month period reviewed, most of the sampled inmates participated in one or more of the programs for which they were recommended. At the end of the period, the inmates had completed or were still participating in over half of their recommended programs. 9 tables and appended detailed information on Lorton's classification process and programs.