Jails and Prisons Name CJS/200 Date Instructor Jails and Prisons When looking at the prison system today‚ there are several types of facilities used to house inmates. The type of facility that an offender is placed in is typically determined by the nature of the crime committed and mental status of the offender. The four most common types of prisons discussed are the federal prisons‚ state prisons‚ private prisons‚ and of course‚ the local and county jails. The major difference in the
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Healthcare in U.S. Jails and Prisons CRJ461: Corrections Administration & Management Thomas Schillinger 11/19/2011 Healthcare in jails and prisons is a very important subject. All inmates are required to receive healthcare while incarcerated. Some think that it is unfair that inmates get healthcare and people who are not incarcerated have trouble receiving healthcare. If inmates are denied healthcare then the Eight Amendment would take effect. This would be considered
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Avery Differences between Jails & Prisons Corrections While reading the article Jails vs Prisons by Daron Hall‚ he used the analogy of comparing jails and prisons to emergency rooms and nursing homes. (Hall) They both serve a significant purpose in maintaining the safety and well-being of a person but in two very different ways. (Hall) The transition from the street to jail is far more dramatic‚ and sometimes volatile‚ in comparison to the transition from jail to prison. Therefore‚ although the
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Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper MiSha Bagley Introduction to Corrections/CJS 255 June 15‚ 2015 Sherri Webster Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper It is not uncommon that most people believe that jail and prison are one in the same. Jail is usually the first place a suspect is taking after being arrested and before they have been found guilty of a crime. Prison is the place where criminals are sent to carry out the sentence that was handed down to them by the jury and or judge. The purpose of this
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Jail and Prison Paper There are four types of prisons that are found to be used by our courts system: minimum security prisons‚ low security prisons and high security prisons. Minimum security prisons would be used for those offenders with crimes like nonviolent. Low security prisons would be for crimes that involved misdemeanor and high security are for those that are violent to anyone around them like those that committed murder. No matter which one is used they are all
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Conflict Resolution in Jails and Prisons Conflict Resolution in Jails and Prisons As learned from the assigned readings diverse levels of negotiation techniques are instituted to resolve conflict. As a supervisor in a correctional setting‚ I am tasked with resolving conflict amongst staff‚ public‚ and inmates. In the jail and prison systems‚ conflict management tools are utilized for managing conflict between staff‚ as well as‚ inmates. In cases where inmate conflict cannot be resolved‚ the
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facilities are split into two different types of housing. The types of housing include jails and prisons. The main difference between them is the amount of time that the offender spends behind bars and jails are typically ran by local law enforcement while prisons are either ran by the state or the federal government. There are also different levels of security in each facility (“What is the Difference Between Jail and Prison?” (n.d.)). While there is a high incarceration rate among the entire population
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Compare and Contrast Essay The story Harrison Bergeron was set in two different years in the future‚ 2081 and 2053. The basic story between all three works is everyone being equal and “handicapped”. Harrison is a young adult living with his parents and is taken away because he is too smart than the “average” person‚ which in the real world be considered dumb. He rebels against the government and shows up on television to show people how their live would be without being handicapped. At the end
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are a tons of things you can compare and contrast but I chose to do being in jail and being grounded. I say that because there are a couple things that are different with jail and being grounded but there are also a couple comparisons. Everybody know that jail is more strict but the thing is being grounded can be as strict as jail depending on what you do. So I will be going into more detail about jail and being grounded. Being grounded is the same as being in jail in a couple ways. With both of
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Compare and Contrast paper After reading a book and then watching the movie based on that book‚ generally people will say they feel disappointed because the movie lacks its heart and substance. Even though the movie The Scarlet Letter‚ directed by Roland Joffé‚ is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ it offers different characters and plot than the novel. However‚ the book captivates people more. In both‚ the story takes place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in seventeenth century. The Scarlet Letter
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