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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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    Corporate Sponsorship Although ephemeral‚ our high school years are the most important. Our grades and education can determine what colleges accept us‚ and sports scholarships can also play a major role. However‚ if schools don’t have the necessary funding to support students education and sporting programs‚ it poses a major problem for college acceptance. High school Corporate sponsorship solves this unnecessary conflict. Corporate sponsors give funding to improve school and sports facilities.

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    A Manual of Question Words Used in History (online version) © 留 2011 Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority All Rights Reserved 2011 Online version of the Manual of Question Words Used in History Foreword A Manual of Question Words Used in History was published by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority in 2007. It discusses History-related assessment issues‚ namely logic‚ question words and level marking‚ the totality of which forms a set of feasible assessment philosophy

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    The History of Prisons Both state and federal prisons were designed to serve the same purpose.   They are alike in the sense that they both confine criminals.   At the same‚ time there many differences in which make each system unique. State governments primarily operate both. Adults convicted of felony crimes may be imprisoned in one of the approximately 1‚800 statefederal‚ local‚ or private prisons in America. State prisons confine felons with more than a year to serve with an array

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    Federal Prison Comparison Rev. Wesley Crawford Criminal Justice Administration/234 November 12‚ 2011 Professor Jeff Newsome Federal Prison Comparison Paper In society today there are more criminals in the boundaries of the state prison system than there are in the federal prison system. According to Bureau of Justice Statistics (2009) the United States state prison system has 1‚405‚622 within their jurisdiction;

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    as a federal prison in 1934. It was notorious for being the prison that held most‚ if not all of the United States of America’s most hazardous criminals. The island was also used for other government purposes before it opened as a penitentiary. In the early 1850’s‚ the island was not yet used as a penitentiary. The United States government was planning on using and arming the island

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    State and Federal Prisons When a criminal is arrested the type of crime determines whether or not he or she will be confined to a state prison or a federal prison. Federal and state prisons vary but may have the same theory. State prisons are run by the individual state and federal prisons are under the control of the federal government; both federal and state prisons can be run by private companies. The prison system has evolved greatly over the years. History of State Prison During the

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    Federal Prison Comparison Paper John T. Marchbanks CJA/234 02 August 2011 Robert Major Federal Prison Comparison Paper Each individual prison‚ whether it is at the state or federal level‚ portrays a set of specific characteristics. Traits such as an individual’s social standing‚ crime record‚ and severity of offense have played a role in assigning these characteristics for centuries. A prime example of this ideal can be seen in the sentencing’s of such offenders as Martha Stewart‚ Ivan

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    Jails and Prisons Response Jails and Prisons Response Prisons and jails may both confine offenders but they have their differences. Jails are for offenders that have short term sentences or for holding until the offender is transferred to a prison. They are also used to hold a criminal during their hearings until

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    Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions

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