Exam 13: Prisons and Jails

Which of the follow system is a system of inmate labor that was in use by the early twentieth century?

The Contract system and Piece Price system were heralded as new innovations of prisoner reform that helped inmates get early releases from prison.

The term "stir crazy" grew out of the experiences of many inmates during which prison era?

Many early punishments were designed to humiliate offenders in public and to allow members of the community an opportunity for vengeance.The stocks and pillory were two such punishments.

Jurisdiction and arrest powers are two legal issues confronting states when they contract with __________ prisons outside of their own jurisdiction.

Lex talionis is the law of retaliation,often expressed as "an eye for an eye" or "like for like."

A private prison:

The first system under which inmates lived,ate,and worked together in enforced silence.was located in:

Which of the following is a characteristic of jails?

The Ashurst-Sumners Act,Federal legislation of 1935,effectively ended the industrial prison era by restricting interstate commerce in prison-made goods.

The ________________ Reformatory in New York State is considered the birthplace of parole in the United States and was based on the concept of an earned early release.

The stocks and the pillory are examples of what type of punishment?