Food Served To Inmates Of Non-federal Prison Facility In New York And Pennsylvania V. GGD-75-84

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GGD-75-84 1 (1975-04-16)

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UNITED STATES GENERAL A CCOUNTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
APR 6 1975
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BEST Do
The Honorable Edward I. Koch ' AVAILABLE
House of Representatives

Dear Mr. Koch:

In response to your letter of June 28, 1974, and our ,&bsequent
meetings with you on August 14 and September 19, 1974, we reviewed
the quality and variety of food served to inmates of non-Federal
prison facilities in: the States of New York and Pennsylvania. On
March 6, 1975, we briefed your office on the results of our review.
This letter presents our findings and summarizes the information
given in the briefing.

The Bureau of Prisons has contracted with approximately 900 State,
-county, and local correctional/detention institutions to house Federal
prisoners. Community Program Officers assigned to the Bureau's five
regional offices are responsible for negotiating and administering
these contracts. The Bureau uses these non-Federal institutions to
house Federal inmates

--before and duriig trials;.

--pending transfer to a Federal institution for service
of sentence;

--during commitments for relatively short sentences;

--in transit betweentwo locations;

--for whom suitable Federal facilities are unavailable; and

--who represent a security hazard.

As of October 1, 1974, the Bureau's Northeast Regional Office in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was responsible for administering contracts
with about 140 non-Federal detention facilitie , of which 49 were in

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