Jails And Prisons Research Paper
Jails and Prisons
Jails and Prisons
The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails, and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3,666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however, that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities.
The Crime Museum stated “There are four main types of prisons; the four types of prisons are Juvenile, Minimum, Medium, and High Security, Psychiatric, and Military. Any person who is under the age of 18 is considered to be a juvenile. Anyone …show more content…
who is not of a legal age is never locked up in a general prison with adults. They are instead placed in a facility designed exclusively for juveniles. Minimum security prisons are usually reserved for white- collar criminals Medium security prisons are the standard facilities used to house most criminals. High security prisons are reserved for the most violent and dangerous offenders. These prisons include far more guards than either minimum or medium security. At the maximum security prisons inmates have very few personal freedoms or communication. Law-breakers who are deemed to be mentally unfit are sent to psychiatric prisons designed to be more like hospitals. Once there, the inmates, or patients, will receive psychiatric help for the mental disorders they display. Every branch of military has their own prison facilities specifically for military personnel who have broken laws that affect national security or to house prisoners of war” (Crime Museum, p. 1).
The Broward County Sheriff’s Department states “Jails are run by sheriffs and/or local governments and are designed to hold individuals awaiting trial or a serving short sentences not requiring long term incarceration” .
Jails often operate several programs such as work release programs, drug counseling, and other specialized services. Jails also perform educational services that include substance abuse, and job relocation services while dealing with inmate behavior. The Sheriff’s department also stated “Prisons are operated by state governments and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and are designed to hold individuals convicted of crimes” . Prison systems operate several programs that include halfway houses, and centers for work. Inmates that are assigned these facilities are normally at the end of their …show more content…
sentences
Jail and Prison culture is an ever-evolving society in the same way society’s culture evolves. Jail and Prisons have the same ethnic, religious, and sexuality issues that a town or city may have. The holding facility is a self-sustaining city. Two aspects about jail and prison culture are that inmates in most cases either rebel against the faculty or other inmates. Violence committed against inmates is conceived as normal in the prison environment, affecting the way inmates respond to assault either happening to themselves or another inmate. Jails play an important role in the criminal justice system because they house the accused until trial and in most cases is the first step in rehabilitation or reintroduction into society as productive citizens.
In a digest paper Marcus Nieto wrote “Community corrections programs are integrated sanctioning strategies which seek to achieve the following goals: The offender is punished and held accountable.
Public safety is protected. Victims and local communities receive restitution from felons who work in their present jobs and/or in restitution programs. Community service programs also increase” (Nieto, 1996, p. 1). The role of probation and parole has changed through the years as crimes have changed. Parole and probation can be used as an alternatives to sentence time. Probation normally occurs prior to and instead of jail time. Parole is an early release from prison. In both probation and parole, the party is supervised, expected to follow certain rules, and guidelines. The rules and regulations that he or she follow are called conditions of parole, or probation conditions, he or she is expected to submit to warrantless searches, without probable
cause.
With the number of people incarcerated and the number of jails and prisons decreasing, there are several problems that jail and prison facilities run into with regard to the facility itself as well as the inmates in the jail. Living space, recruitment of officers, the rising crime rate, and lack of support from the community have become issues. There is no easy solutions to the United States prison and jail problems, society needs to embrace changes so that the system can change as well.
References
Broward County Sherrifs Department. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://www.sheriff.org/: http://www.sheriff.org/faqs/display
Crime Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://www.crimemuseum.org/: http://www.crimemuseum.org/library/imprisonment/typesPrisons.html
Nieto, M. (1996, May). Community Correction Punishments: An Alternative To Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders. California, United States: http://www.library.ca.gov
Jails and Prisons
The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails, and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3,666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however, that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities.
The Crime Museum stated “There are four main types of prisons; the four types of prisons are Juvenile, Minimum, Medium, and High Security, Psychiatric, and Military. Any person who is under the age of 18 is considered to be a juvenile. Anyone …show more content…
who is not of a legal age is never locked up in a general prison with adults. They are instead placed in a facility designed exclusively for juveniles. Minimum security prisons are usually reserved for white- collar criminals Medium security prisons are the standard facilities used to house most criminals. High security prisons are reserved for the most violent and dangerous offenders. These prisons include far more guards than either minimum or medium security. At the maximum security prisons inmates have very few personal freedoms or communication. Law-breakers who are deemed to be mentally unfit are sent to psychiatric prisons designed to be more like hospitals. Once there, the inmates, or patients, will receive psychiatric help for the mental disorders they display. Every branch of military has their own prison facilities specifically for military personnel who have broken laws that affect national security or to house prisoners of war” (Crime Museum, p. 1).
The Broward County Sheriff’s Department states “Jails are run by sheriffs and/or local governments and are designed to hold individuals awaiting trial or a serving short sentences not requiring long term incarceration” .
Jails often operate several programs such as work release programs, drug counseling, and other specialized services. Jails also perform educational services that include substance abuse, and job relocation services while dealing with inmate behavior. The Sheriff’s department also stated “Prisons are operated by state governments and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and are designed to hold individuals convicted of crimes” . Prison systems operate several programs that include halfway houses, and centers for work. Inmates that are assigned these facilities are normally at the end of their …show more content…
sentences
Jail and Prison culture is an ever-evolving society in the same way society’s culture evolves. Jail and Prisons have the same ethnic, religious, and sexuality issues that a town or city may have. The holding facility is a self-sustaining city. Two aspects about jail and prison culture are that inmates in most cases either rebel against the faculty or other inmates. Violence committed against inmates is conceived as normal in the prison environment, affecting the way inmates respond to assault either happening to themselves or another inmate. Jails play an important role in the criminal justice system because they house the accused until trial and in most cases is the first step in rehabilitation or reintroduction into society as productive citizens.
In a digest paper Marcus Nieto wrote “Community corrections programs are integrated sanctioning strategies which seek to achieve the following goals: The offender is punished and held accountable.
Public safety is protected. Victims and local communities receive restitution from felons who work in their present jobs and/or in restitution programs. Community service programs also increase” (Nieto, 1996, p. 1). The role of probation and parole has changed through the years as crimes have changed. Parole and probation can be used as an alternatives to sentence time. Probation normally occurs prior to and instead of jail time. Parole is an early release from prison. In both probation and parole, the party is supervised, expected to follow certain rules, and guidelines. The rules and regulations that he or she follow are called conditions of parole, or probation conditions, he or she is expected to submit to warrantless searches, without probable
cause.
With the number of people incarcerated and the number of jails and prisons decreasing, there are several problems that jail and prison facilities run into with regard to the facility itself as well as the inmates in the jail. Living space, recruitment of officers, the rising crime rate, and lack of support from the community have become issues. There is no easy solutions to the United States prison and jail problems, society needs to embrace changes so that the system can change as well.
References
Broward County Sherrifs Department. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://www.sheriff.org/: http://www.sheriff.org/faqs/display
Crime Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2013, from http://www.crimemuseum.org/: http://www.crimemuseum.org/library/imprisonment/typesPrisons.html
Nieto, M. (1996, May). Community Correction Punishments: An Alternative To Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders. California, United States: http://www.library.ca.gov