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

Authors

• UAA School of Engineering

Files

Description

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.

Publication Date

1-13-1986

Keywords

Alaska Department of Corrections, Anchorage, Alaska, corrections, cruel and unusual punishment, engineering, prisons, prison visits

Recommended Citation

UAA School of Engineering, "Technical Memorandum: Site Assessment and Site Evaluation [Fire Island Prison Feasibility Study]" (1986). Reports. 160.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_reports/160

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10759