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New Jail Planning: Getting It Right

This video explores the lessons learned by four communities that built new jails. The communities utilized the four major steps of the Facility Developmental Process model:

  • Determine the need and feasibility;
  • Decide to build, plan operations;
  • Design the jail;
  • And build the jail, plan the transition.