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METROPOLITAN CORRECTION CENTER

NCJ Number
34120
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 45 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 12-15
Author(s)
A TATUM
Date Published
1976
Length
4 pages
Annotation
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANNING AND DESIGN INVOLVED IN THE U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN SAN DIEGO (CA).
Abstract

THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED AROUND A DECENTRALIZED CONCEPT, WHEREBY, VISITING, RECREATION, FEEDING, AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED FOR INMATES ON EACH FLOOR, SO THE INMATE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MOVED FROM THIS AREA EXCEPT FOR COURT APPEARANCES OR OUTDOOR RECREATION.