Exam 10: Incarceration

As a result of the deprivation of goods and services, the inmate feels isolated from the community.

_____________ refers to the desire to be no more oppressive than is necessary to meet the needs of the state.

The major advantages of the _________ system were the more humane mingling of prisoners and the cost effectiveness of the system.

The American prison developed as a humane alternative to the harsh punishments of colonial justice.

The ___________ was meant to serve as a place of punishment and repentance.

______ are areas where inmates can purchase toiletries, candy bars, and other small items.

The most controversial issue related to immigration-related detention involves families or minor children who are unaccompanied by a parent while crossing the border.

The net effect of the deprivation of liberty is:

The majority of correctional officers fit the Hollywood image of the brutal, uncaring guard.

The Fourteenth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated the average length of stay for persons entering jails at __ days.

In the __________, inmates were raw materials to be shaped into law-abiding citizens.

Cooper v. Pate (1964) granted prison inmates the right of access to the courts.

___________ were evidence of the harsh criminal code of England that encouraged the torture, mutilation, and execution of offenders.

Over half of American jails are designed to house more than 100 inmates.

Prisoners are forced to endure involuntary celibacy.

The first prison in the United States opened in this state before the Revolution in 1773.

Ruffin v. Virginia (1871) was a case in which the Court ruled that the prisoner was a "slave of the state" and did not deserve any rights.

These three jurisdictions housed one-third of all prison inmates in 2016.

Prisons have a much higher turnover rate than jails.