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    and contrast the prison and the jail systems. Jail is a place of detention‚ a place where an individual convicted or suspected of a crime is tained. Jail holds people accused under federal‚ state ‚ county and or city. Jails people awaiting trial‚ people sentenced for a short duration‚ typically less than a year. Jails are run by the county sheriffs departments Jails are used for short sentence or trail‚ detainees‚ suspicious people under trail are also kept under jail. Jail has fewer amenities

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    Jail and Prisons Paper Toshua White CJA/ 234 February 05‚ 2014 Mr. James Leonard Jail and Prisons Paper In this paper we will discuss some descriptions of jail’s place in corrections and its role throughout history on most of these offenses come with a sentence of a year or less and anyone with over a year sentence is usually sent to a prison facility (Seiter‚ 2011). On the other hand‚ prisons have an ample amount of time to work with‚ rehabilitate‚ and reform offenders. Prisons do this

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    Jail

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    Jail and Prison History of Prisons During this course we have learned a lot about America has grown and changed over the past few hundred years. We started back in the 1780’s were punishments focused on public humiliation‚ workhouses‚ and corporal punishments‚ then in colonial times (1790s) we began to institute more humane practices that included incarceration. In 1825 we entered the mass prison era‚ prisons then focused on efficiency‚ communal meals‚ no eye contact‚ and other minor changes. In

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    In recent years‚ jail has become a hot topic in the media. With shows such as Orange is The New Black‚ Prison Break‚ and Lockup‚ for the first time‚ we can better understand the lives of people in jail. Not only can we view the workings of every-day life in jail‚ but we can further understand the reasons for them being placed there. It creates empathy towards people in jail and portrays their real experiences. One could say that it almost humanizes them‚ which presents the question of whether

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    Whiteville Jail

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    The following is a proposal for the construction and operation of a new jail in Whiteville‚ North Carolina. The current jail was designed for 150 individuals at one given time‚ while on a daily basis‚ there are at least 287 inmates incarcerated‚ which means the jail is way over capacity. Due to the jail being over capacitated‚ the jail can’t meet the minimum standards for a correctional facility. It’s over capacitation creates issues for the inmate to bathroom ratio. The male housing units have 3

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    Cellular Jail From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |Cellular Jail | |[pic] | |Cellular Jail‚ Andaman | |General information | |Type |Prison for political prisoners (Indian freedom | |

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    in Prisons and Jails: Temporary Phenomenon or Management Nightmare 2 Colleen M. Clower Fall 2008 CJS 113 - Penology 12/4/2008 Gangs in Prisons and Jails: Temporary Phenomenon or Management Nightmare * Gangs in prisons and jails in the United States have been around for many decades. A prison gang is defined as‚ “any gang (where a gang is a group of three or more persons who recurrently commit crime‚ and where the crime is openly known to the group) that operates in prison” (Knox

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    Architecture‚ Industrial Design‚ and Built Environment | Proposed Redevelopment of Provincial Jail of Batangas | AR 200 - Thesis Research Writing | BY | CALINGASAN‚ NANCY APRIL2005109704 | 5/10/2012 | Crowding‚ degrading physical and mental health of prisons‚ and deteriorating environmental quality are common issues in Philippine jails. This research aims to suggest built environment improvements in provincial jails considering both its punitive and reformative functions. Architectural recommendations

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    Babies Incarcerated Babies in Jail February of 2012 Decatur Correctional Center had its ribbon hosted a ceremony for the Moms and Babies Program. This program allows an inmate whose release date is within 18 months of the delivery of the baby to keep the baby incarcerated with the mother. The mother and baby are given their own room to accommodate both mother and child’s needs. Deputy Director Debbie Denning of Women and Family Services states that “The Mom and Babies program is designed

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    State Prisoners in County Jails February 2010 State Prisoners in County Jails A Publication of the Research Division of NACo’s County Services Department Written by Brian Albert Research Intern February 2010 National Association of Counties 1 About the National Association of Counties The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States. Founded in 1935‚ NACo provides essential services to the nation’s

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