Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

Early Pennsylvania ' s prisons were designed totransform wrongdoers intohonest citizens, while prisons in New York focused on: ​

The________prison is defined as a correctional facility reserved for those inmates whohave extensive records of misconduct in maximum-security prisons; it is characterized by extremely strict control and supervision over the inmates, including extensive u

Having a parent in prison puts a child at greater risk of: ​

Like their counterparts in state prisons, jail inmates are overwhelmingly _____________. ​

A(n)________________________is a correctional facility reserved for the "worst of the worst" of America's corrections populations.

Almost two-thirds of jails in this country house fewer than: ​

As a deputy warden at a large federal prison, you have seen a rise in inmates being sentenced toyour facility that have preexisting drug and alcohol dependency issues. In fact, 8 out of every 10 inmates in your facility (which houses 900 inmates)has a significant drug/alcohol issue upon entry. At your monthly staff meeting with the warden, you bring this negative information about addiction toher attention. She agrees that this is a major problem, and asks that an action plan be devised toassist inmates with their addiction-related issues. You offer tospearhead this initiative and the warden agrees. She asks you tocome up with an idea by the next staff meeting. Create a preliminary action plan toassist these inmates. In your plan, discuss details regarding the who, what, where, how, and why of your plan.

The__________held that institutions should offer a variety of programs and therapies tocure inmates of their "ills," whatever their root causes.

The incentive toprivatize is primarily to: ​

You are a warden of a small county jail, located in rural Alabama. Your county commissioner has suggested that you start charging inmates a fee of $10 a day for meals. The final bill for each inmates' meals would have tobe paid prior tohis/her official release. You must decide if you are going toimplement such a plan for your facility. What doyou dodecide todo, and why? Please fully explain your answer.

How are jails different than prisons? ​

The________is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison facility.

What is the main purpose of the supermax prison? ​

Time spent in jail prior totrial is often credited toward an offender's sentence as________________________.

The management structures of both police agencies and correctional facilities are similar in that both have: ​

Discuss new-generation jails.

The "new penology" was put intopractice at New York's Elmira Reformatory in 1876. ​

Which of the following is NoT one of the reasons cited for the growth in incarcerated populations? ​

What type of prison design is typical for minimum-security prisons? ​

Case 11-1 The state of Florida, like many other states is facing extreme financial problems. The legislature was called intoan emergency session topass a budget. one of the major areas of discussion is the state prison system. After hours of debate and discussion, the lawmakers are not reaching a consensus on how tocut the corrections budget. ​ One lawmaker believes that the best way toreduce correctional costs is toprivatize the prison system. He makes several arguments as tohow privatization of prisons will reduce the overall budget. Which of the following is NoT one of the reasons the lawmaker would give toprove his point? ​