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Controlling federal prison costs /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berritas, Gregory N. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • CONTROLLING FEDERALPRISON COSTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; COST OF PRISONS; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; BOP LACKS DATA NEEDED TO PERFORMA METHODOLOGICALLY SOUND COST COMPARISONAND IS NOT POSITIONED TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVESFOR CONFINING INMATES IN LOWAND MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITIES; A Cost Comparison Is Not Currently Feasible because BOP LacksData Needed to Perform a Methodologically Sound Comparison; BOP Cannot Evaluate whether Privately Contracted FacilitiesProvide Better or Worse Value than Other Low and MinimumSecurity Confinement; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATION FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION.
  • AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATIONAPPENDIX I:OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II:COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; REFERENCES; Appendix I; PRISON CONSTRUCTION; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; Developing Initial Project Cost Estimates; Project Delays Contributed to Increased Cost Estimates, and the Imprecise Nature of Estimates Was Not Communicatedto ongress and Other Stakeholders; Problems with Site Selection and the Availability of FundingContributed to Project Construction Delays; FCI Mendota; FCI Berlin and FCI McDowell.
  • Construction Costs Increased at a Rate Higher Than the Rateof InflationCost Estimates Are Imprecise, and Congress and Other StakeholdersWere Not Informed of the Extent to Which They Might Vary; BOP Has Eliminated or Reduced Portions of Two Projects, and Plans to Use Its Construction Management PoliciesProcedures to Control Cost and Schedule Changes; BOP Has Eliminated or Reduced Facilities at FCI Berlin and FCIMendota, but Did Not Clearly Communicate These Changes toCongress and Other Stakeholders.
  • BOP Plans to Use Its Policies and Procedures to Control CostIncreases and Schedule Delays during ConstructionCONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II:FCI MENDOTA, FCI BERLIN, AND FCI MCDOWELL:PROJECT ESTIMATES, BUDGET REQUESTS, AND FUNDINGFOR FISCAL YEARS 2001-2009; APPENDIX III:COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FEDERALBUREAU OF PRISONS; REFERENCES; INDEX.