Prisons and security An example of a state prison system is located in Huntsville Texas‚ and is the Texas department of Corrections. The department was established in 1849. Because of the strict controlled environment this facility because the facility to which all were modeled after. The growth of state prisons is mostly because of the fact that prison is supposed to be a cure all end all. People are sent to prison on the grounds that whatever happens there will be a deterrent for future infractions
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close Close Security Prison In a close security prison‚ offenders housed here are an escape/flight risk‚ they have histories of assaults‚ and an offender may be held there because of other charges pending for a different law enforcement agency‚ the offenders in this prison never leave to do anything outside of the prison and they are supervised 24 hrs a day by a correctional officer (“State Prisons‚” 2013). These prisons are usually set up with single cells but have been doubled‚ they are divided
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present Social Security system and the Minimum wage in eradicating poverty in Hong Kong. Introduction Poverty has been a hot issue in Hong Kong for several years. Several policies developed form the Social Security system have been adopted by the government for soothing this problem‚ such as the CSSA scheme and the MPF fund. Nevertheless‚ it seems that the poverty problem is getting worse. Voices of demanding the government to help the poor have become fiercer. Recently‚ the minimum wage is also
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Running Head: SECURITY THREAT GROUPS/GANGS IN PRISONS Security Threat Groups/Gangs in Prisons Nicole Sage Kaplan University CJ130-03 Nancy Thode January 18‚ 2011 Security Threat Groups/Gangs in Prisons In our prison systems today‚ many different gangs pose a threat to our correctional staff and other inmates. In the United States‚ gangs exist in forty of the fifty states. These gangs bring violence‚ drug trafficking and racial unrest to our correctional system. The Aryan Brotherhood
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Security Threats in Prison Kaylee Robertson Kaplan University Security Threats in Prison As I am sure you are aware‚ there are security threats in prisons‚ just like there are anywhere else. The biggest threat in prisons right now are the presence of several gangs. The majority of these gangs are one race & are extremely violent. Several of these gangs target young kids in high school‚ middle school‚ and even elementary school. The first major gang whose presence in prisons is a high security
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Twenty years ago‚ super-maximum-security prisons were rare in America. As of 1996‚ over two-thirds of states had "supermax" facilities that collectively housed more than 20‚000 inmates. Based on the present study‚ however‚ as of 2004‚ 44 states had supermax prisons. Designed to hold the most violent and disruptive inmates in single-cell confinement for 23 hours per day‚ often for an indefinite period of time‚ these facilities have been lightning rods for controversy. Economic
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Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent
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crimes committed‚ may have reached its breaking point. The implementation of mandatory minimums‚ or unalterable minimum sentences for specific offenses‚ has proven harmful to the United States’ economy
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Minimum wage is defined as the lowest possible income that an employer can legally pay an employee. This ensures that all people are fairly paid and not defrauded by companies or businesses. Minimum wage is now a staple in 90 percent of countries in the world (Minimum). Even with these minimums‚ a person’s lifestyle is hard to maintain. Sustainability‚ in my opinion‚ is the ability to keep or maintain a certain amount of physical or mental property. In this light of sustainability‚ minimum wage is
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The Minimum Wage: Who does it really affect? A very controversial question that often comes up is whether or not we should increase‚ decrease‚ or eliminate the minimum wage. The Last time we saw a change in the federal minimum wage was July‚ 24 2009. It was set to $7.25 and we haven’t seen a change since. “The average cost-of-living increase over the past decade is about 26 percent. This means that an item purchased ten years ago would have cost about 26 percent less than it costs to purchase that
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