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    history of state and federal prisons is quite interesting. Long ago‚ prisons did not really exist. Prisoners were housed in jails until trial‚ discharge‚ or execution. Since that time‚ state and federal prisons have been introduced and utilized. State prisons were the first to be invented. Prison facilities house criminals sentenced to one year or longer of incarceration‚ (usually felons). State prisons are run by the government of the individual state they are located in and the federal government

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    of State and Federal Prisons Claudia Bailey CJS/230 November 12‚ 2011 Dr. Kay Carter History of State and Federal Prisons Jails date back to very early civilization; prisons came some time later. Some of the earliest jails that are documented are the Walnut Street Jail and the High Street jail. Prisons began being built in 1790; the first prison was at Walnut Street Jail when they added a new cell house to the existing structure dedicated to housing criminal’s long term. The Federal Bureau

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    A penitentiary is an institution established and controlled by the government. The penitentiary system in the United Stated has as its primary goal of detaining‚ housing and punishing individuals who have been convicted of felony crimes. Up until the 19th century‚ prison systems were not common. The common jail dates back to ancient times‚ but was used to detain persons temporarily until he or she was found innocent‚ fined‚ or subjected to corporal punishment. Generally‚ corporal punishment was

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    In this paper the topics that will be discussed will be what are the state and federal objectives of punishment? How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? With support for that answer‚ what is the determinate and indeterminate sentencing? As well as which sentencing model that is felt the most appropriate? With an explanation as to why and examples will be provided. The state and federal objectives for punishment well they have three main goals‚ these being

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    State and Federal Court Systems Fawn A. Babcock American InterContinental University Abstract The American court system is divided up into different systems to better serve the people it is meant to protect. Each branch deals with different types of cases yet they work together in handling these cases. While the Federal system deals with cases handed down directly by the U.S. Constitution the State system deals with their respective state constitutions and the

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    Federal and State Court Systems The United States’ judicial system is actually made up of two different court systems: the federal court system and the state court systems. While each system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases‚ neither is completely independent of the other‚ and the systems often interact. Solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights are key goals of both court systems. The federal court system deals with issues of law relating to those powers expressly granted

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    |When you go to a federal prison this is where you will serve most of your sentence.. | |What issues affect state versus federal |When released you usually get probation. As in a state prison you can be released on | |prisoners? |parole if you sever less than your sentence. Federal prison is also prosecuted by the | | |federal government rather than the state. They need different levels of security

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    How a society punishes their criminals can say a lot about the way the citizens live their lives. Here in the United States we would rather take better care of someone in prison for life than a person on the street who has never committed a crime in their life. The philosophy and practices has changed drastically in the last 30 years. Rehabilitation was the main focus for the beginning of the 20th century. This gave way to a new found focus on justice‚ and fairness in the 1970s. Crime control was

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    Federal Bureau of Prisons Matt Bennett Dr. Peterson CJ 323-101: Corrections October 23rd‚ 2012 You may ask what is the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Well the Federal Bureau of Prison was established within the Department of Justice and charged with the management and regulation of all of the federal penal and correctional institutions. “This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.” (“Federal Bureau of‚”) With time passing and laws changing

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    Federal Prison Comparison Instructor: Bob Bennett CJA/234 Mikki Dandreano June 20th‚ 2011 Martha Stewart‚ a woman known for her television shows magazines‚ home decorations and also her arrest for insider trading. Although she was not sentenced to a prison term for insider trading in the stock market. When it was time for Martha Stewart to receive her sentencing‚ she wanted to go to a prison located in Florida or Connecticut but instead she was sent to the Federal prison camp located in Alderson

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