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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Supermax Prisons
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The utilization of super-maximum-security prisons in the U.S. is examined. Sections contained in this report include: executive summary; introduction; background; purpose, goals, and objectives of this study; research design and methodology; site visit profiles; document review, site visit, and interview results; national survey results; benefit-cost analysis of supermax prisons; lessons learned; and conclusions. This study "suggests grounds for skepticism as well as concerns about the fiscal and human costs of these new forms of correctional housing . . . [yet,] it is clear that states and wardens believe supermax prisons can be effective correctional management tools, and that belief should not be lightly dismissed" (p. iii).