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    Jail and Prison Mike Roberts CJS/201 4/13/2015 University of Phoenix Jail and Prison For more than two hundred years the United States has utilized imprisonment to rebuff any hoodlums. Prison and jails are the foundations that judges send offenders to‚ so they can serve time relying upon the earnestness of their unlawful activity that the individual has submitted. Being detained is the empathetic type of discipline that is utilized considering how they used to reform people back in more seasoned

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    Checkpoint: Jails and Prisons Response When one observes the prison system in the present day there seems to be a considerable amount of facilities that contain inmates. The location that a criminal is stationed in becomes agreed upon by whatever was carried out wrongly or upon the type of crime perpetrated along with the individual’s mental stage. The collective four penitentiaries that will be presented are county and local jails‚ federal prisons‚ private prisons‚ and state prisons. The main

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    Jails and Prisons Jails and Prisons The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails‚ and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3‚666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however‚ that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities. The

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    Jails and Prisons Pedro A Prieto CJA/204 04/27/2015 Steve Kurrle Jails and Prisons Imprisonment has been around since the middle ages. Centuries ago‚ other forms of punishment were more favorable over imprisonment. In this day and age‚ prisons and jails serve a vital role in the criminal justice system and also provide a more humane way of punishing criminals (Mutchnick‚ 2009). Types of Prisons There are three different types of prisons; maximum-security‚ medium-security‚ and minimum-security

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    Jails and Prisons October 22‚ 2012 Abstract The following information will compare a state prison against a parish jail in the state of Louisiana to note the major differences. Two aspects of the jail and prison culture and subculture are a topic of discussion. An assessment of violent behavior that takes place in the jail and prison along with a strategy in use to control the problem is of discussion. Also I will include discussion of a community-based corrections program in Slidell‚ Louisiana

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    correction facilities classifications; jails and prisons. Nonetheless‚ jail is defined as “Yet‚ while prison populations deserve considerable attention‚ it is important not to overlook America’s jails on any given day‚ nearly three-quarters of a million people are incarcerated in jails throughout the country. And just like prisonsjail populations have grown exponentially since the 1970s. consequently‚ in 1978‚ there were 158‚394 inmates in American jails. and by 1988 that number had climbed to

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    Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Jail is usually the first place a person is taken after being arrested by police officers. The authority of states to build‚ operate‚ and fill jails can be found in the Tenth Amendment‚ which has been construed to grant to states the power to pass their own laws to preserve the safety‚ health‚ and welfare of their communities. Jail is to protect the public and citizens of county by providing a wide range of constructive‚ professional correctional services for

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    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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