The Pros And Cons Of Supermax Prisons

An inmate finds them self in a supermax prison because he or she is “dangerous or chronically violent, have escaped or attempted to escape from a high-security correctional facility, have incited or attempted to incite disruption in a correctional facility, or who have preyed on weaker inmates” (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015, p. 432). The way that a person can work their way out of a supermax prison is the same way that they got put into one to begin with (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). An inmate also stands a better chance of being released back into general population if they do not admit to having any psychological problems. Admitting to having mental issues will more than likely keep them in the supermax prison because the staff will fear