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    JailsPrisons and Community based Corrections Anthony Canez CJA/204 June 27‚ 2013 Robin Downey JailsPrisons and Community based Corrections In this essay I will attempt to explain and discuss probation and how it compares to other forms of sentencing‚ the types of prison‚ the origins of rehabilitation in prisons‚ parole and how it differs from mandatory release and finally options of community corrections. Ending the essay will be a critique on the current rehabilitation options. The history

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    celebrities who have gone to jail were only left there for a couple hours because they paid money. They got sent off drugs and alcohol some of of the people. They inmate that they could put more funds. Some put $175 dollars in month. All the money is consumed on phone calls that they are made to the families or friends. Some people went to jail that have shuttle some of the prisons. They have to wear jumpsuit‚ and shackled in some prison they take the prisoners to different jails. If there is to much people

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    Jails and Prisons Grace Melendez CJA 490 December 24‚ 2012 Kevin Perry Jails and Prisons In the world of Criminal Justice‚ jails as well as prisons play an extremely important role in society. These facilities serve the purpose of housing individuals who have committed a crime. This paper will focus on the various types of prisons‚ the comparison of jails and prisons in the United States correctional system‚ the advantages and disadvantages of probation and parole‚ the role of community-based

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    and contrast the prison and the jail systems. Jail is a place of detention‚ a place where an individual convicted or suspected of a crime is tained. Jail holds people accused under federal‚ state ‚ county and or city. Jails people awaiting trial‚ people sentenced for a short duration‚ typically less than a year. Jails are run by the county sheriffs departments Jails are used for short sentence or trail‚ detainees‚ suspicious people under trail are also kept under jail. Jail has fewer amenities

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    Jail and Prisons Paper Toshua White CJA/ 234 February 05‚ 2014 Mr. James Leonard Jail and Prisons Paper In this paper we will discuss some descriptions of jail’s place in corrections and its role throughout history on most of these offenses come with a sentence of a year or less and anyone with over a year sentence is usually sent to a prison facility (Seiter‚ 2011). On the other hand‚ prisons have an ample amount of time to work with‚ rehabilitate‚ and reform offenders. Prisons do this

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    Jail and Prison History of Prisons During this course we have learned a lot about America has grown and changed over the past few hundred years. We started back in the 1780’s were punishments focused on public humiliation‚ workhouses‚ and corporal punishments‚ then in colonial times (1790s) we began to institute more humane practices that included incarceration. In 1825 we entered the mass prison era‚ prisons then focused on efficiency‚ communal meals‚ no eye contact‚ and other minor changes. In

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    in Prisons and Jails: Temporary Phenomenon or Management Nightmare 2 Colleen M. Clower Fall 2008 CJS 113 - Penology 12/4/2008 Gangs in Prisons and Jails: Temporary Phenomenon or Management Nightmare * Gangs in prisons and jails in the United States have been around for many decades. A prison gang is defined as‚ “any gang (where a gang is a group of three or more persons who recurrently commit crime‚ and where the crime is openly known to the group) that operates in prison” (Knox

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    In recent years‚ jail has become a hot topic in the media. With shows such as Orange is The New Black‚ Prison Break‚ and Lockup‚ for the first time‚ we can better understand the lives of people in jail. Not only can we view the workings of every-day life in jail‚ but we can further understand the reasons for them being placed there. It creates empathy towards people in jail and portrays their real experiences. One could say that it almost humanizes them‚ which presents the question of whether

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    Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent

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    Architecture‚ Industrial Design‚ and Built Environment | Proposed Redevelopment of Provincial Jail of Batangas | AR 200 - Thesis Research Writing | BY | CALINGASAN‚ NANCY APRIL2005109704 | 5/10/2012 | Crowding‚ degrading physical and mental health of prisons‚ and deteriorating environmental quality are common issues in Philippine jails. This research aims to suggest built environment improvements in provincial jails considering both its punitive and reformative functions. Architectural recommendations

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