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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Changes in Prison The American Correction system has been in existence for over 130 years. It has been since the meeting of American Prison Congress on 1870 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. (Allen‚ Latessa & Ponder‚ 2013‚ p 30-31) The reformation was totally encompassing the inmate’s life in prison. The minds that met in 1870 were ahead of their times. With having put accountability and standards in the prison system created an improvement for the prisoner and the term he/she served. The beginnings were
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Contexts http://ctx.sagepub.com/ Beyond Crime and Punishment: Prisons and Inequality Bruce Western and Becky Pettit Contexts 2002 1: 37 DOI: 10.1525/ctx.2002.1.3.37 The online version of this article can be found at: http://ctx.sagepub.com/content/1/3/37 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: American Sociological Association Additional services and information for Contexts can be found at: Email Alerts: http://ctx.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://ctx.sagepub
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Women have to face in prison Women in our prison system have to face many problems that affect their lives and their love once. Women in prison have to face many issues such as victimization‚ unstable family life‚ school and work failure‚ substance abuse and health problems. Some of the social factors that have contributed to the imprisonment of more women are poverty‚ minority group member‚ single motherhood‚ and homeless. Unfortunately some critics argue that in the U.S. prisons are well equip to
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The Prison System: Parole and Re-Entry Stemming from the war on drugs came three strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentencing. Never in the history of the United States have this many people been incarcerated‚ but at the same time never have this many people been released from prisons either. Currently‚ over two million individuals are incarcerated in prisons and jails across the United States‚ and over three fourths of these people will be released at some point (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/).
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The History of Alcatraz Alcatraz is a historic prison located on an island in San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the most famous prisons in the country known for holding the most notorious criminals in the world and being “escape proof”. Alcatraz was first founded by Native Americans who believed evil spirits were on the island and first called it‚ “Devil’s Island” (Weiser). The island was isolated for many years after its discovery and after the Mexican-American War ended‚ the U.S.
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also 25% of the world’s prisoners” –President Obama. Our prison system is full of guilty‚ convicted people serving unnecessary sentences for minor crimes or accused of a crime. Because our system takes in more people for minors as marijuana‚ and bad checks‚ our prisons have become shelters for much of our population. We are look at from other nations as a mystery as to why is there so many in prisons‚ and why do we even have so many prison facilities. Being one of the best free nations‚ with a democracy
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24 June 2005 Reducing the Prison Recidivism Rate For Violent Criminals Recidivism can be viewed as a public safety failure rate; new crime by convicted felony inmates and probationers and is measured by rates of re-arrest for a new misdemeanor or felony offense‚ reconviction on new charges‚ and re-incarceration or sentence to another court imposed sanction such as probation‚ a diversionary program‚ or a fine. Each measure has strengths and weaknesses‚ but combined‚ the three are a more comprehensive
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Are tax dollars used towards Criminals sitting in State Prisons a waste? Every year in the United States of America over 1.5 Billion Dollars of TAXES is paid by Residents of the United States. Weather the Tax money paid is used for Major crisis or unnecessary actions; we have no say. Although I have yet 2 years before I become involved in politics‚ government‚ credit‚ taxes etc. I stand firm when I say‚ I would hate to see even a penny ($.01) of mine being used to feed some bum in a cell who gets
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most violent prison riots in the history of the American correctional system. 33 prisoners died‚ over 200 inmates were injured and 12 correction officers were taken hostage of those 12‚ seven were badly beaten and raped. The causes of this riot were made perfectly clear by these inmates. The condition of the prison was unbearable and Author R. Morris wrote that "the riot was a predictable incident based on an assessment of prison conditions". Prison overcrowding and inferior prison services‚ common
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