Technical Memorandum: Site Assessment and Site Evaluation [Fire Island Prison Feasibility Study]

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UAA School of Engineering
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Alaska Department of Corrections
Anchorage, Alaska
corrections
cruel and unusual punishment
engineering
prisons
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http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10759
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JC 8519.03
Abstract
This report provides a preliminary assessment and evaluation of a site on Fire Island for a proposed correctional facility. Fire Island is an island in Cook Inlet lying off the western coast of Anchorage, Alaska. The report includes photos of aerial and surficial views of the island and discusses physical and environmental factors on the island including climate, topography, geology and soils, seismicity, and slide potentials; facility site evaluation; utility availability including water, wastewater and solid waste disposal, electricty, and communications; transportation and site access, legal factors including potential constitutional violations (cruel and unusual punishment), prison security, and access to prisons; and estimated facility and project costs. A bibliography of land and facility studies of Fire Island is included.
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The "Legal Factors" section appearing on page 38–50 of this report was prepared by Stephen Conn of the UAA Justice Center, School of Justice. / This report is part of the Fire Island Prison Feasibility Study, a project conducted jointly by the School of Justice and School of Engineering at University of Alaska, Anchorage under contract to the Alaska Department of Corrections. The project undertook to assess the feasibility of locating a correctional facility on a 4,240 acre tract of land on Fire Island, which lies in Upper Cook Inlet about three miles off Point Campbell within the Municipality of Anchorage. The project was divided into three major phases: (1) an assessment of future bed space needs of the Alaska Department of Corrections; (2) an evaluation of the physical site and cost estimates for prison construction and operation; and (3) a public opinion survey and open discussion.
Table of Contents
1.0. Introduction / 2.0. Fire Island Physical and Environmental Factors / 3.0. Facility Site Evaluation / 4.0. Utilities / 5.0. Transportation / 6.0. Legal Factors / 7.0. Estimated Facility Cost / 8.0. Estimated Total Project Costs / References / Bibliography of Fire Island Land and Facilities Studies
Date
1986-01
Publisher
School of Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage
Type
Report
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UAA School of Engineering. (1986). Technical Memorandum: Site Assessment and Site Evaluation [Fire Island Prison Feasibility Study]. Report prepared for the Alaska Department of Corrections. Anchorage, AK: School of Engineering, University of Alaska, Anchorage.
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