SPECIFICALLY, THE PLAN CONTAINS AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CONTAINING THE RECOMMENDED CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS AND A SUMMARY OF THE PLAN'S RECOMMENDATION; A DESCRIPTION OF THE COLORADO CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM; A PROFILE OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ALONG WITH ITS PROBLEMS, ISSUES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE, ORGANIZATION, FUNDING, AND OPERATION; A DESCRIPTION OF COUNTY JAILS, A SUMMARY OF JAIL PROBLEMS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT; A PORTRAYAL OF PROBATION IN COLORADO, THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE SYSTEM AND RECOMMENDATIONS; A DISCUSSION OF AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF A CORRECTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS STUDY DEVELOPED BY COURT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND OF RESULTS FROM THE CORRECTIONAL ECONOMICS CENTER COMPARATIVE COST-ANALYSIS STUDY; AND AN ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEM ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. THE PLAN POINTS OUT THAT THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM GREW IN A HAPHAZARD WAY, GENERALLY REACTING TO REFORMS BY ADDING AGENCIES AND SEPARATE PROGRAMS. THE RESULT WAS A SYSTEM CHARACTERIZED BY LACK OF CONSISTENT GOALS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE BASED ON THESE GOALS: (1) CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS MUST BE DIRECTED TOWARD RETURNING OFFENDERS TO SOCIETY AS LAW-ABIDING MEMBERS; (2) A COMPREHENSIVE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IS NEEDED WHICH INCLUDES ADEQUATE DIAGNOSIS AND CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS INTO APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS; (3) RESTITUTION PROGRAMS SHOULD BE PROVIDED; (4) MINIMUM AND LEAST RESTRICTIVE MEANS OF CONTROL SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON OFFENDERS; (5) A GREATER NUMBER AND VARIETY OF STRUCTURED AND CONTROLLED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION MUST BE FURNISHED; (6) WHEN POSSIBLE, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SHOULD BE POOLED IN THOSE AREAS WHERE RESOURCES AND OFFENDERS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO JUSTIFY SEPARATE PROGRAMS; (7) A STATE SYSTEM OF ACCREDITATION FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SHOULD BE ADOPTED; AND (8) A STATE AGENCY TO MONITOR JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. APPENDIXES CONTAIN A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS, A DISCUSSION OF LEGAL RIGHTS OF INMATES, THE OREGON JAIL STANDARDS, A FLOWCHART OF THE PROPOSED FUTURE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, AND THE METHODOLOGY FOR THIS PLAN. (DAG)