Type Of Facilities: The Quinn Prison

Type of Facility The Quinn Prison will serve as a minimum security State institution housing lower level felony offenders. This choice may seem odd, considering that it can be argued that more serious offenders are likely in need of more need of programs than the less serious offenders. However, the goal of this jail is to rehabilitate and ease reintegration into society. By choosing the lower level offenders I am effectively targeting a group of people that can be malleable to change, and will be back on the streets quicker than more serious offenders. Which in the end will help more quickly justify the prison's existence by being able to show if the use of these programs helped end the cycle of recidivation among its population.
What population
Quinn Prison will serve a singular population of adult males. Being that this prison is somewhat experimental in its rehabilitative focus, using the largest sample size available makes the most sense. This will allow more extensive use of the programs to be presented. While it should be acknowledged that one of the main problems for women in prison, and upon reentry is a lack of support problems. I believe it is imperative we test the nature and viability of these programs on a larger population first.
Programs
The goal of this prison is to work to reform a broad spectrum of inmates. That being said there are many potential programs that I would like to institute in order to help the most people. Below is a pie chart that helps identify some of the largest groups