Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

A(n)_______________ jail is a type of jail that is distinguished architecturally from its predecessors by a design that encourages interaction between inmates and jailers and that offers greater opportunities for treatment. ​

Much of the growth in the number of Americans behind bars can be attributed tothe enhancement and stricter enforcement of the nation ' s drug laws. ​

Which of the following is NoT one of the roles performed by jails? ​

The process through which prison officials screen each incoming inmate tobest determine that inmate's security and treatment needs is referred toas ______________________. ​

The number of women incarcerated in prisons has begun toslowly decline over the past few decades. ​

Solitary confinement refers tothe disciplinary practice of confining inmates by themselves in small cells for more than twenty-twohours each day over the course of weeks, months, or even years. These inmates are not sentenced tosolitary confinement by a judge, and for most of them, the assignment has noconnection with their original offense. Rather, solitary confinement is most commonly used as punishment by a correctional administrator for disciplinary infractions such as failure toobey an order given by a prison official. At present, you have been recently appointed as the Attorney General of the state of West Virginia. Due tothree recent federal lawsuits against your state for human rights violations suffered by inmates in solitary confinement in state correctional facilities, your state senate judicial committee has asked you tocreate some new policies regarding the appropriate usage of solitary confinement. In your policies, you must include safeguards toprotect those inmates whomay end up receiving this disciplinary action. Please outline your policies and safeguards which you seek torecommend toyour state senate judicial committee.

A disciplinary action taken by prison officials in which all inmates are ordered totheir quarters and nonessential prison activities are suspended. This is called____.

For most states looking tocut corrections costs, the focus has been on________________________, which is the reduction of inmate populations.

A process of prison and jail administration in which correctional officers are in continuous physical contact with inmates during the day is __________________________________. ​

Which level of prison is considered a correctional institution designed and organized tocontrol and discipline dangerous felons, as well as prevent escape, with intense supervision, cement walls, and electronic, barbed wire fences? ​

Identify and discuss the four types of prisons.

The United States has a dual prison system that parallels its dual court system. ​

Which is an early form of correctional facility that emphasized separating inmates from society and from one another sothat they would have an environment in which toreflect on their wrongdoing, and ponder their reformation? ​

Compare and contrast the Pennsylvania and the New York penitentiary theories.

Describe the formal prison management system, including organization and management.

The main argument against private prisons is: ​

____________________________are the wages of public employees that account for nearly two-thirds of a government-run prison's operating expenses.