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MINNESOTA - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - MASTER PLAN FOR A HIGH SECURITY FACILITY - REPORT TO THE 1977 LEGISLATURE

NCJ Number
44591
Date Published
1977
Length
348 pages
Annotation
A REPORT IS PRESENTED ON THE PLANNING, DESIGN, SITE SELECTION, AND COST ANALYSIS OF AN ADULT MAXIMUM SECURITY INSTITUTION TO HOUSE 400 INMATES BY SEPTEMBER 1980 IN MINNESOTA.
Abstract
THIS COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND MASTER PLAN DISCUSSED THE FOLLOWING TASKS UNDERTAKEN BY THE STUDY: (1) DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM; (2) DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL SPACE PROGRAM; (3) SITE ANALYSIS AND SELECTION; (4) DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT; (5) DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS; (6) DEVELOPMENT OF STAFFING ANALYSIS; AND (7) DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPERATIONAL COST ANALYSIS. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED, AND A POPULATION PROFILE IS PRESENTED. PROGRAM AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE REPORT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATION, STAFF TRAINING, HEARINGS AND INVESTIGATION, COMMUNICATIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT/RECEPTION, VISITING, INMATE INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, RECREATION, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING, SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE, AND SECURITY. THE CONCEPT DESIGN AND COSTS ANALYSIS SECTION EXAMINES DESIRED DESIGN CONSIDERATION, PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION COST ANALYSIS, AND ENGINEERING DATA. SITE SELECTION OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA, AS WELL AS A SITE STUDY ANALYSIS, ARE COVERED. THE STAFFING ANALYSIS INVOLVED STAFFING ORGANIZATION, NUMBERS, AND COST BREAKDOWN. A GRAPH SHOWING THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE IS INCLUDED. APPENDIXES PRESENT AN ANALYSIS OF USE OF THE EXISTING FACILITY, THE TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP, AND THE TASK FORCE REPORT FORMAT. TABULAR DATA ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT. (DAS)