Chapter Four- The “Discipline and Control" Concept
After tremendous research and networking, the plan was completed and the prisoners of the reformatory were awaiting transport by bus the 45 miles to the new State Prison For Women.
I ultimately decided that the classification system would operate on a “3 strike" program. Shelly helped me a lot in the development, and also with the initial classification process.
First time, non-violent offenders would be the only inmates eligible for medium security. They would be eligible for standard prison haircuts. Shelly, very familiar with the way inmates spoke, nicknamed them “The Bad Girls Bob". I called them “Standard". This would be a haircut administered by another inmate in the prison “salon" and the hair would be cut so it was off the neck and a maximum of 4" long at any spot on the head.
Medium security inmates would be given the preferred prison jobs such as secretarial, mess hall or dorm maintenance. We estimated at any one time approximately 30-40% of the female inmates would be in this category.
Close security was reserved for inmates with one or two “strikes". A strike was awarded for the following:
