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19 Crime & Delinquency 1 (1973)

handle is hein.journals/cadq19 and id is 1 raw text is: Crime a C - Delinquency * National Council on Crime and Delinquency * Volume 19 January 1973 Number 1 Report on the Nassau County Jail WILLIAM CAHN District Attorney, Nassau County (Mineola, L.I.), New York A.B., 1946; J.D., 1949, University of Illinois Rumors of brutality, corruption, and unrest in the Nassau County Jail in 1969 prompted the district attorney to initiate a thorough investigation of conditions within the jail. D.A. Wil- liam Cahn enlisted the services of a San Francisco-based detective firm and, since February of 1970, fifteen undercover agents have spent time as inmates in the jail. The agents reported that in general the jail is run properly and that most of the problems were caused by overcrowding and the unprofessional and corrupt conduct of a handful of guards. This article is an adaptation of the full report of the investi- gation, released April 11, 1972. M ore than two years ago, reports of brutality, corruption, and unrest in the Nassau County Jail were brought to the attention of the dis- trict attorney by various sources, in- cluding Nassau County Court Judge Paul Kelly. There were stories of in- mates abusing other inmates sexually with the tacit approval of the guards and even with their complicity. There were strong indications that some of the correctional staff were involved in narcotics traffic dealings in contra- band, and other illegal activities in- side the jail. Destruction of property by the inmates indicated serious un- rest. There were rumors of petty theft by correctional officers and reports of preferential treatment for some prisoners, especially those connected with organized crime. None of this was unique to Nassau County. In the late 1960's there were reports of similar conditions in 1

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