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    The educational concepts that we find in "Edgy First College Assignment: Reading the Koran" by Patrik Jonsson and "Teaching Literature in the County Jail" by Christina Boufis both involve studying about something new to the students and inmates. In the "Teaching Literature in the County Jail" by Christina intrudes a new way of teaching the inmates‚ from photo copies of famous novels and making the inmates read it out loud. Where as in the "Edgy First College Assignment: Reading the Koran" by Patrik’’

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    interested‚ enriches and deepens the experience for the reader. Therefore I will write throughout this essay on how both author’s personal observation helped strengthen their writings. To start off Christina Boufis’s “Teaching Literature at the County Jail” talks about how she teaches literature in two different worlds. One being a female prison and the other being Berkerly students. Boufis uses her personal experiences to describe her

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    State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s

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    are 3‚200 local and county jails in the United States. In fifty states and over three thousand counties‚ only one of these is in Henry County. This is the Henry County Jail‚ run by professional men and women that contribute to its effectiveness today. In 1979‚ the facility was first opened and functioned as the county jail until 1991. It was later reopened in 2003 and referred to as the Jail Annex. It is now a main part of the Henry County Jail. Typically‚ The Henry County Jail functions as a pre-trial

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    After getting the opportunity to go to a jail‚ see how my expectations are extremely outlandish and correct my expectation to be more rational and genuine. This experience has impacted me because it made me come to the realization that although the prison system does have its flaws and problems

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    A jail is a place of confinement for anyone who commits a crime‚ and they can be held there for up to one year depending upon the nature of their crime. The Wabash and Miami County Jails both hold their inmates to keep them out of their communities. However‚ the Wabash County Jail and Miami County Jail have many differences that set them apart from each other‚ such as the building designs‚ the rights of visitation‚ and the differences in capacities between the two facilities. Starting off‚ one of

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    Jails are different in many ways‚ but when it comes to comparing the Miami County Jail to the Wabash County Jail‚ it looks like the Taj Mahal compared to a motor home. The two jails obtain very different security measures. In addition to the Miami County Jail it’s more hands off rather than the Wabash County Jail where it’s more hands on. The recreation areas are also very different‚ being the Miami County Jail has two recreation rooms and Wabash County Jail only has one. The hands on & off policy

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    Soc 310 Cook County Jail Reflection Paper Autumn 2009 Our visit to Cook County Jail was very stimulating to say the least. The community that the jail system is located in is primarily filled with Mexican Americans and seems to be very poor. I think that the jail is located there with no consideration of lowering property level due to the fact that it is already a poor neighborhood. I think that it further harms this community because the youth are exposed to jail system unnecessarily. I

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    Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the

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    Most people said that the county jail was a horrible and bad place to be. I can agree and relate to the saying. My experience with the county jail was not so pleasant. I did not have many difficulties with other inmates‚ but I can say I had a couple of disagreements with some. The county jail is not a place for smart individuals like me. I must admit it was once upon time that I wanted to just give in on my faith‚ but I stayed strong all the way through. But the county jail shows must people what

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