Abstract
In a recent national study of local jails the authors found that there has been a substantial increase in the availability of services for inmates. This is reflected in organizational changes in the form of new jail delivery systems and new relationships to community systems. Particularly important in this increase of jail services are drug detoxification and related medical care for addicted inmates. Based on these findings, the authors here develop a model which takes into account the systems of interorganizational arrangements through which inmate services are offered. The typological analysis depicts the nature of interaction between various organizations of service providers. There are four systems in the model. These are: 1. The Internal System in which all services are administered and provided by the jail. 2. The Intersection System where services are provided to inmates by community agencies administratively separate from the jail. 3. The Linkage System in which one non-jail agency operates in th...
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