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Alternative Solutions can
provide a full range of services for your facility in the area of jail
planning. Corrections Departments around the country need assistance as they
plan and move forward in making decisions about their current correctional
facilities and how to make the most effective use of tax dollars to build and
more importantly operate a facility over the next few decades.
Jail planning
is not only considering the immediate needs, but also considering the
long-term effects and growth needs of the facility. Good jail planning will
assist you in minimizing construction and operational costs today and in the
years to come. Assistance can also be provided in the area of regional jail
planning and special needs facilities such as treatment facilities.
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Included
in jail planning are the following steps:
- Needs assessment
- Population forecasting
- Operational analysis and
management training
- Facility staffing analysis
- Inmate
classification/special population management
- New facility planning and
design review
- Facility transition and
activation
- Population reduction
strategies
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As a consultant for the
National Institute of Corrections, Kevin has completed over 50 local system
assessments and jail planning projects around the country including
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Georgia, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Tennessee,
Virginia, Alabama, Nebraska, Minnesota, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, North
Dakota, South Dakota and Indiana. He has also worked with the
following customers: |
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JAG/King County, Washington - 37
cities evaluating long-term jail bed needs and options
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Dane County, Wisconsin - needs
assessment for a regional substance abuse treatment facility
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Sullivan County, New Hampshire - needs
assessment
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Pierce County, North Dakota - needs
assessment for a regional substance abuse treatment facility
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Dutchess County, New York - needs
assessment for a residential treatment program for probationers
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| Alternative Solutions specializes in the development of jail facilities with the following
components: |
- Substance abuse treatment
units
- Mental health components
- Jail programs and services
- Work release facilities
- Day reporting centers
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