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MAY 21984 BOOK 56 PAGE 846 Tom Pinkerton, Principal Designer, stated that their primary emphasis has been focused on staffing, and explained that the Department of Corrections will not give their final approval for staffing requirements until the Board formally approves this plan. Mr. Pinkerton reviewed the interior design of the housing pod, pointing out that its octagonal design breaks the pod down into eight areas where inmates can be housed according to their level of danger or risk to assure other prisoners' rights. The eight areas are broken down into nine, 2 -man cells, with shower facilities. Under the second -story tower are the corridors. Inside the second story tower, which is much like an airport controllers' tower, is one-way bulletproof glass. There is intercom throughout so that even though the inmates cannot see the officer in the control room, there is voice control. The officer in the control room can see every cell and can unlock the doors when prisoners are moving here and there for their daily activities. There are four officers on the ground floor and one in the control tower at all times. There is an area which can isolate two prisoners, such as a highly dangerous inmate, or to protect juveniles from hardcore criminals. Female inmates will be housed in a secure section of the support building, and guarded by matrons in the main control room. Fewer employees could be hired by doubling the duty of those guards. Besides watching over women prisoners, the female guards would man the main control room in the support building, eliminating the need to hire five people to sit in the control room, three shifts a day, seven days a week. Explaining the functions of the Administration Building, Air. Pinkerton noted the advantages of having the first appearance courtroom next to the booking area on the second floor, eliminating the need for prisoners to be transported 50