Exam 12: The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry

Case 12-1 Matthew is the newest inmate toa maximum-security institution. He was sentenced toserve twenty years for the crime of armed robbery and attempted manslaughter. Matthew is anxious about going toprison. This is the first time he will serve time in prison. In the past he has only served short jail terms. Six months intohis prison sentence Matthew begins tofeel frustrated because he has nofreedom and he misses the items he was used towhen he was out of prison, like his cell phone and his iPod. What theory would explain this inmate aggression? ​

Under the______________model of reentry, the authorities directly notify the community of the sex offender's presence.

A community-based form of early release that places inmates in residential centers and allows them toreintegrate with society is a(n)___________________________. ​

Inmates whoare working toimprove themselves toprepare for a return tosociety are_____________________.

You are a veteran correctional officer at a maximum-security prison in Huntsville, Texas. Most of the offenders you are assigned tosupervise are known violent gang members whohave committed such acts as rape, robbery, and murder. As the ranking member of your correctional team, you supervise twenty correctional officers whooversee 100 violent offenders. This past week, it has been brought toyour attention that three of your officers have been using violent tactics togain compliance from certain offenders. When you question the officers individually about their alleged violent behavior, each state that the three inmates in question proclaimed that they were going tohave the officers' wives and children raped and tortured. The officers felt that this was a direct threat on their families, and as a result, they needed tosend a message tothese offenders. As their immediate supervisor you must determine whether or not they were justified in their actions. In addition, if you believe they acted against correctional policy and legal regulations, what will you dowith these officers?

officers whowork the prison yard usually have the least seniority, reinforcing the assignment's reputation as dangerous and stressful. ​

oversee small groups of inmates as they perform tasks in the cafeteria, the prison store, the laundry, and other areas. ​

You are a warden at a state correctional facility in upstate New York. Your facility currently holds 400 inmates; 240 of them are over the age of 55. Most of these elderly offenders were incarcerated under the infamous drug statutes of the 1980s. In addition, a large percentage of these offenders have physical health issues related totheir age. As the warden, you are being pressured toreduce the overall operating costs of your facility, while simultaneously making sure that offenders carry out the duration of their sentences. You are currently contemplating the idea of asking toparole some of the elderly non-violent inmates whohave served a majority of their sentences, but you are fearful of the public and legislative backlash. What doyou doand why?

Unlike aging and ailing prisoners, correctional facilities are not required by law toprovide treatment tomentally ill inmates, thus driving the costs associated with their confinement well above the average. ​

A number of prison experts have noted that group violence often occurs in response to_______________at corrections facilities.

Efforts being made tohelp inmates make the transition from prison tothe "outside" are included under the concept of: ​

The release from prison that occurs when an offender has served the entire length of his or her sentence, with time taken off for good behavior is referred toas: ​

Case 12-1 Matthew is the newest inmate toa maximum-security institution. He was sentenced toserve twenty years for the crime of armed robbery and attempted manslaughter. Matthew is anxious about going toprison. This is the first time he will serve time in prison. In the past he has only served short jail terms. Once he arrives at the prison, Matthew is given a handbook that explains all the regulations and guidelines. He alsospeaks with some of the inmates whoexplain tohim that he will gothrough a socialization process where he will learn the accepted norms and values of the prison culture that are not included in a handbook. These are more the rules of the prison created by the inmates. What is this process called? ​

_______________________is the socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison culture.

Violence by inmates is used toestablish the prisoner hierarchy by separating the powerful from the weak. ​

A(n)_______________ refers toan act of executive clemency that overturns a conviction and erases mention of the crime from the person's criminal record. ​

Which rank of custodial staff is responsible for overseeing platoons of officers in specific parts of the prison, such as various cell blocks or work spaces? ​

The socialization process through which a new inmate learns the accepted norms and values of the prison population is called: ​

Expiration release , alsoknown as "maxing out," occurs when an inmate has served the maximum amount of time on  the initial sentence, minus reductions for good-time credits. ​

A(n)__________________is a group of inmates whoband together within the corrections system toengage in social and criminal activities.