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ILLINOIS - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - OVERCOMING 150 YEARS OF NEGLECT - ANNUAL REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 1978

NCJ Number
52476
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1978
Length
26 pages
Annotation
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 1, 1978, IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
NARRATIVE AND/OR STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON STATE STATUTES GOVERNING CORRECTIONS, THE HISTORY OF PRISONS IN ILLINOIS, ADULT POPULATION PROJECTIONS, OVERCOMING NEGLECT AND THE PROBLEM OF OVERCROWDING, COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE, LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS, GENERAL SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, REORGANIZATION OF THE JUVENILE DIVISION AND ADULT FIELD SERVICES, ADULT AND JUVENILE PAROLE PROJECTIONS, ADULT AND JUVENILE CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY PROGRAMS, RELIGIOUS SERVICES, DIETARY SERVICES, MEDICAL SERVICES, THE MERGER OF JUVENILE AND ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES, STANDARDS AND SERVICES OF THE BUREAU OF DETENTION, AND THE CORRECTIONS TRAINING ACADEMY. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF DEPARTMENT AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. (DEP)