Vol.9 No.11 - Tomorrow's Headline Today? - Voluntary Corrections Standards Made Into Federal Court Orders

Oct 13, 2026

Vol.9 No.11 focuses on corrections policy shifting from voluntary standards toward mandatory compliance through federal court orders. Coverage highlights the federal government’s leverage—especially LEAA funding flow and subvention—to support state and local implementation. It includes exclusive interviews addressing how the National Institute of Corrections will financially support compliance, discusses Supreme Court review of judicial activism in prison management, and summarizes related legal and prison administration developments.

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Federal Game Plan: Divert Existing LEAA Fund Flow Toward Corrections Initiatives

Exclusive Interview: BREED:NIC WILL ACTIVELY SUPPORT CORRECTIONS STANDARDS COMPLIANCE

SUPREME COURT MAY DETERMINE LEGAL EXTENT OF JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

Vol.9 No.11 Tomorrow's Headline Today? VOLUNTARY CORRECTIONS STANDARDSMADE MANDATORY BY FEDERAL COURTSAND PAID FOR BY COUNTIES-STATES Fogel:'Voluntary Standards Will Be PlayedBack To Us In Binding Federal Court Orders' ***** ## Federal Game Plan:Divert Existing LEAAFund Flow Toward Corrections Initiatives Substantial indication that compliance withnewly developed voluntary standards for stateand local corrections is destined to become man-datory under federal court order and be inextric-ably tied to federal funding support desperatelyneeded to affect that compliance,has emergedfrom the Second National Assembly on the JailCrisis held by the National Association of Coun-ties in Minneapolis,May 17-20. “The hands-off doctrine of the courts so faras correctional institutions is concerned is deadand buried,there is no question about it,"de-clared Norman A.Carlson,director of the FederalBureau of Prisons. Carlson reminded his audience of over 500sheriffs,jail administrators and elected countyofficials that at least 10 percent of the nation'sjails are now under court order."And I for onethink all of us can look forward to a continuationof court involvement...Whether we like to admitit or not,the courts have had the greatest impact...(and have been)the most powerful voice inthis country calling attention to the problems andneeds that exist in jails and prisons.” Immediately following Carlson to the podium,Walter Fiederowicz,the associate deputy AttorneyGeneral in charge of the Federal Corrections Policy(see Jail Assembly,page 6) June 2,1978 Tomorrow's Headline Today?:Voluntary Standards Made Into Federal Court Orders.. .1Exclusive Interview:Breed Vows NIC Support For Corrections Standards Compliance.,2Johnson Order Before Supreme Court: Legal Extent Of Judicial Activism The Issue · ·2In Georgia:County Court Blocks Execution After Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case····3Supreme Court Appeals For Condemned:Civil Liberties Groups Say High Court Should Appoint Lawyers For Indigent.··,··4Chopper Pilot Slays Hijacker: Thwarts Marion Escape Attempt······.4Outlook For New Crime Code Bill Dim: House Wariness Of Senate Is Obvious·.. .,5JOB LISTINGS.··.. ..·....5Followup Report:Joliet Warden Hotly ContestsReport Citing Unfair-Unsafe Practices··· ·6Special Report:First Comprehensive StandardsFor Juvenile Corrections Issued.... ...7Police Shootout Claims Two Escaped Inmates:Dead,Dennis And Lancaster Fulfilled Their Vow·.9Prison Population Stabilizes: Now Set At Approximately 295,000 .· ·.10Two Inmate Medical Care Programs:To Be Funded By LEAA For Prisons-Jails···.10 Exclusive Interview... ## BREED:NIC WILL ACTIVELY SUPPORTCORRECTIONS STANDARDS COMPLIANCE 'Standards Don't Make Any Sense Unless ThereIs A Subvention To Encourage-Finance Change' The National Institute o Corrections willactively support rapid implementation of cor-rections standards developed by the AmericanCorrectional Association's Commission on Accre-ditation for Corrections and the Justice Depart-ment. Moreover,Allen F.Breed,named NIC direc-tor by the Attorney General on May 26(seeBulletin,May 24),told Corrections Digest theNIC will provide financial support for standardsimplementation to the maximum extent possibleconsidering the agency's limited budget level. “Standards don't make any sense at all un-less there is a subvention which will encourage,ifnot finance,those changes which can't be madein any other way except by additional resources,"Breed told CD on Wednesday. The new NIC director added that the federalgovernment "has a particular role and responsibil-ity when it establishes standards,even if thosestandards are advisory,to assist localities in achiev-ing compliance through various forms of sub-vention." NIC Budget For fiscal year 1978 the NIC budget author-ization was $9.9 million.The NIC FY 79 budgetappropriation request is also for $9.9 million. Breed told CD he considers it a "mistake"fora federal

FAQs

What issue does this issue emphasize about corrections standards?

It emphasizes the movement from voluntary corrections standards to being made mandatory through federal court orders, tied closely to federal funding support.

How will the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) support standards compliance?

NIC is described as actively supporting rapid implementation, including providing financial support for standards implementation to the maximum extent possible within its budget and using its role as a lever to make other funds available.

What does the Supreme Court coverage suggest will be decided?

It indicates the Supreme Court may determine the legal extent of judicial activism, particularly in how courts intrude into the management of state prisons.

Oct 13, 2026

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