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(3) a rise which is expected to accelerate sharply upward shortly in the numbers of adult felons committed to the Department of Corrections, resulting in some present overcrowding in the Correctional Complex, and the prospect of serious overcrowding in the near future.

These problem areas for the immediate future do not, of course, exhaust the list of problems, but they are those which are most intensively addressed by this report, since the report is designed to focus on the short run.

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In the following two parts of this section of the report, the space analysis, which presents the facts about the supply of space, is presented, and the population projections, which present the best estimates of population trends, are presented. the following section, the problem areas which emerge from the comparison of the two analyses are analyzed, alternatives are set forth, and recommendations developed.

B. The Supply Variable: Analysis of the Real Capacity of Juvenile and Adult Institutions.

The chart on the next two pages is for the most part self explanatory. It lists in the first chart all the institutions operated by the Department of Corrections within the District of Columbia and at Lorton, Virginia. It also lists in the second

chart all institutions operated by the Social Services Administration in the District and Laurel, Maryland, as well as those

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(1) The non-physical limiting factors

are: Program and Staff

a Dormitory,

program requirements a new Voc. Shop must be provided.

(2) Left figure represents in-count and right figure represents out-count.
(3) Rated Usage is determined by contract or licensed capacity.
(4) Exist. Vocat. Shop could be converted into
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(5) Col. (5) Sign) Denotes increase or decrease of present usage. (6) Col. (6) U Unfunded; PF F Funded (Up to FY/72) "Rated Usage"

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Construct Dorms. and supportive Adm. Space 2500 Additional elect. Service needed. (2) Construct Dorms. and supportive Adm. Space 500 Additional elect. service needed. (3) 1200 only for a very short term (one week) (4) Construct Dorms. - Administ. Space is available

Kitchen can handle

(5) Col. (5)

Kitchen can handle

Kitchen must

(Sign) Denotes increase or decrease of Present usage.

(6) Col. (6) - U Unfunded; PF = F = Funded (Up to FY/72).

Partially Funded;

(7) "Rated Usage" -Based on: American Hospital Assoc., Veteran's Administration

be expanded

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operated by the Department of Human Resources' Alcoholic Re

habilitation Center in the District, and adjacent to the Depart

ment of Corrections facilities at Lorton. In the second chart, the first four institutions

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Receiving Home, Oak Hill Youth

Center, Cedar Knoll School, and Maple Glenn School

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the last item, the Youth Group Homes, are operated by the Social Services Administration. The Alcoholic Rehabilitation program

operates a detoxification center and a narcotics rehabilitation center in the District, Glen Dale Hospital in Maryland, and the rehabilitation program in two facilities adjacent to the Lorton complex, in the former Workhouse, and in the former Women's Reformatory. The facilities of the Rehabilitation Center for Alcoholics (RCA) were included in the space analysis because it was obvious that one way to expand available space for those at Department of Corrections facilities was to exchange space with RCA.

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A short narrative explanation of the chart may be useful at this point. Beginning with the first page, and running down the left hand column of facilities, the situation is as follows for the juvenile and adult facilities:

1) D.C. Jail. The jail is budgeted for 950, has a rate capacity of 663, and a present population of 1,164, which represents overcrowding. There is the possibility of some emergency augmentation, up to 120 additional spaces, by adding toilets. As the projections will indicate, the jail population is expected to remain relatively steady and is not a problem of the greatest urgency. /

2) Minimum Security Unit at Lorton. The unit is budgeted

for 300, has a rated

capacity of 300, could be used intensively

for 450, and has a current population of 230. As the projections will indicate, this is not expected to increase by very much. It is not a problem of the greatest urgency.

3) Medium and Maximum Security Units at Lorton. These 1/2 units are budgeted for 1,400, have a present population of 1,460, and a rated capacity of 1,384. Intensive usage will allow 1,646 to be housed there. Approximately 180 spaces will be lost in fiscal 1972 by remodeling of space. Projections

show a rise in the number of inmates in these facilities to 2,300 or 2,400 by the end of fiscal 1972. A major problem of great urgency exists here.

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