Justification (continued) disrupt the population are sent to the Correctional Complex. Sound penological practice This request for 1971 covers the equipment required for this facility. Scope of Work (continued) Remodeling of Jail into Medium Security Prison. Overcrowding of the Lorton Complex, which is projected to continue steadily into the future, makes (cont'd) Scope of Work Feasibility study on remodeling of old D. C. Jail into 500-man medium security facility. Justification (continued) necessary a 500-man medium security facility in the District of Columbia. Request is made herewith for funds for preliminary planning and construction services for the 500-man facility. The These funds will be used for preliminary and advance planning for conversion Conversion of the old Jail into a medium security facility will provide space for sentenced prisoners who cannot in the future be accommodated in the Lorton institutions. The conversion of the old facility will effect major economies by avoiding acquisition of a new site and by providing physical plant at about one-half the cost of new construction. There will be an added advantage because location in the District will improve the rehabilitative effect of the facility through easier accessibility of essential community facilities and services. Scope of Work (continued Justification: ...The refrigeration and icemaking plant at the reservation Supply Unit was installed during the 1930's and is now inadequate to meet our needs. All perishable foodstuffs for the reservation institutions are stored in the unit and are issued to Justification (continued) Estimated savings per year have been projected as high as $60,000. Even estimating Scope of Work (continued) |