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CONSTRUCTION\n\nCommunity Alternatives Sought  \nThe Correctional Association of New York onApril 18 released a series of recommendations tostate political leaders identifying millions of dollarsin potential savings to the state by eliminating theneed to construct 4,000 new prison cells.  \nThe Association's recommendations includethe expanded use of alternative punishments whichare less expensive than prison for many individualsconvicted of nonviolent crimes whose criminal his-tory profiles indicate they do not represent a threatto public safety.  \nState figures cited in the Association's paper,Anti-Crime Strategies at a Time of Fiscal Con-straint,show that in 1983,there were 4,612 non-violent offenders sent to state prison—37 percentout of a total of 12,837 prison commitments forthat year.By 1989,nonviolent commitments hadgone up to 13,247—61 percent of the total  \n21,536 commitments.  \n\"The dramatic increase in the number of peo-ple locked up in New York for nonviolent,rela-tively minor offenses has already cost the statebillions in prison construction and operatingexpenses,\"said Robert Gangi,executive directorof the Association.He cited state expenditures ofabout $3.7 billion for new prison capacity since1983.  \n“This approach has gotten us nowhere,”Gangi said.“Statewide crime rates have gone up,not down,and state prison officials are double-  \nMay 2,1990  \nIN THIS ISSUE                    \n5SS IN SAVINGS:By Cutting 4,000 New Prison Cells...!CLIENT ASSAULTS:Some Fear Reporting Them,…3WORK INITIATIVE:Sought In California.…………4COCAINE AND PENS…       ……        4INMATES SUE D.C.…         ……   ………5PRIVATE JUVENILE PRISON:In Tennessee……5ERB:New Device Replacing Nightsticks……   ……6CORRECTIONS OFFICER:Bitten By AIDS Inmate..6MASS.:Inmates Moved To New Armory…    ……6INMATE SCAM:Investors Bilked…    …  ………7INMATE:Charged In Prison Chiefs Slaying.…    …7INSANITY DEFENSE:May Be Banned In Florida..…7SENTENCING GUIDELINES:Proposed In Ohio….8PROBATIONERS:Where Are They?…          9FLORIDA:Prison Fined By EPA……      …10JOB LISTINGS…         …   …     …10DEATH PENALTY:Expanded In Virginia.     …10  \n# CONFERENCE ON HIV/INCARCERATEDYOUTH PLANNED FOR SAN DIEGO\n\nThe National Conference on HIV and IncarceratedYouth,the firs national meeting to focus on issues of HIVinfection in juvenile confinement facilities,will be heldJune 18-20 in San Diego,Calif.The meeting will addressthe challenges facing juvenile facilities in preventing thespread ofHIVin the adolescent population.Sponsoredbythe National Commission on Correctional Health Care(NCCHC)through the support of the Centers for DiseaseControl (CDC),this conference will feature workshopsproviding timely information and practical hands-on train-ing on such topics as developing HIV policies and procedures,the legalissues of confidentiality and segregation,and strategies for HIV education.This conference ismade possible through support provided by a cooperativeagreement(\\#U63/CCU503083-02)with the Division ofAdolescent and School Health,Center for Chronic Dis-ease Prevention and Health Promotion,CDC,Atlanta,GA.For more information,contact:Ann Ralosky,NCCHA,2105 N.Southport,Suite 200,Chicago,IL60614.Phone:312-528-0818.  \nCORRECTIONS DIGEST  \nbunking in an already overorowded system.Wecannot afford to continue to waste expensiveprison space on people who can be handled inother ways.”  \nThe Correctional Association's recommen-dations call on state lawmakers to establish a newprogram,called the Community Protection Pro-gram(COPP),for prison-bound nonviolent first-time felony offenders.Last year 2,102 nonviolentfirst offenders were sent to state prison.  \nCOPP would offer more rigorous supervisionthan regular probation or the state's current Inten-sive Supervision Program.The cost to the statefor implementing this program in 11 major coun-ties,including those that make up New York City,for 1,680 nonviolent first 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