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    Federal Bureau of Prisons

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    Federal Bureau of Prisons Matt Bennett Dr. Peterson CJ 323-101: Corrections October 23rd‚ 2012 You may ask what is the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Well the Federal Bureau of Prison was established within the Department of Justice and charged with the management and regulation of all of the federal penal and correctional institutions. “This responsibility covered the administration of the 11 Federal prisons in operation at the time.” (“Federal Bureau of‚”) With time passing and laws changing

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    Understanding Prison Life

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    Life in Prison CJA383 November 7‚ 2010 Life in Prison Life in prison is difficult to understand for those who have not experienced this kind of life. This paper will discuss the how my understanding of prison life has changed since reading the assigned materials. Change in Understanding of Prison Life My understanding of prison life since reading the course’s assigned readings and ERR articles has changed‚ to the extent that I originally viewed some prisons to be more of a vacation spot

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    Juveniles in Adult Prisons

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    Running head: Juveniles in adult prisons Juveniles in adult prisons 8 May 2011 Juveniles in Adult Prisons Introduction Misbehaving juveniles are often not spared the incarceration process for their criminal activities. As a result‚ they are punished with the corresponding penalties for their criminal actions. There are however‚ major issues raised in the incarceration of juveniles‚ especially if their incarceration is in adult prisons. One of these issues is the fact that juveniles are

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    Prison Labor

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    through the barter system; exchanging goods‚ foods‚ services‚ products‚ necessities for other foods and goods. Bartering was determined by the good of each individual making the trade‚ the idea of bartering is suppose to be an equal trade. Of course the issue of what good is more valuable than the next was a constant battle amongst barterers. The value of a good was primarily based on the necessity of the good. The first known denomination of money in the U.S. was the use of paper notes to finance military

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    Prison System in Crisis?

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    The prison system in England and Wales could reasonably be described as being in crisis. Discuss. The term crisis refers to an intense time of difficulty‚ trouble or danger‚ or a time when difficult decisions must be made. However‚ in the context of the prison system‚ it has to be looked at differently. This can be seen throughout the essay in how there have been times of danger‚ and difficult policy decisions made. In looking at whether these problems are important to the prison system‚ it has

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    prison culture

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    identity. A variety of issues may be explored in the interview. The knowledge you gained from Parts 1 and 2‚ as well as your sense of the person/couple you interview‚ will guide you in how personal you can get with your questions. Cultural groups and individuals vary on how private they are. Use their feedback regarding what areas you can probe. If the person is very open‚ go deeper. If not‚ then respect that cultural boundary and ask yourself why this boundary is there. Issues that you may wish to

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    How To Privatize Prisons

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    Privatizing prisons? Abstract The main goal of a prison that is considered to be privatized is to maximize the profits within that prison. In order to maximize profits the budgets that include services for the inmates‚ protection for the public and staff‚ as well as the salary and benefits of the staff of the privatized prison may be analyzed and cut. By allowing the privatization within the prison system the public‚ the staff‚ and the inmates will find themselves in jeopardy.

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    increase in the number of prison population and caused the overcrowding of federal penitentiary systems. Alexander (2010) argues that race has an impact on whether or not an individual will be locked up in prison. The new drugs laws have a tendency to target those who are poorer non-white offenders; which subsequently means that more black individuals are being incarcerated

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    (Glazer‚ 2017). Reform has been seen in prisons‚ such as‚ the one where Dan Pacholke‚ a prison administrator‚ works. He stated “We met violence with force and we met chaos with chaos” (Pacholke‚ 2014). After using these methods for years‚ seeing repeated offense‚ an employee said “your good at putting out fires‚ but have you thought about how to prevent them” (Pacholke‚ 2014). After this statement he started to seek to use new methods to the way he ran his prison. He found ways to give his prisoners

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    Federal Bureau of Prisons

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    “Federal Bureau of Prisons” The Federal Bureau of Prisons was established in 1930. Its main goal is to provide humane care for Federal inmates. There are 11 Federal prisons in operation. The Bureau consists of 115 institutions‚ 6 regional offices‚ a Central Office (headquarters)‚ 2 staff training centers‚ and 22 community corrections offices. The Bureau of Prisons career opportunities web page is the place where you can learn about BOP careers‚ the employment process and

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