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    3‚200 local and county jails in the United States. In fifty states and over three thousand counties‚ only one of these is in Henry County. This is the Henry County Jail‚ run by professional men and women that contribute to its effectiveness today. In 1979‚ the facility was first opened and functioned as the county jail until 1991. It was later reopened in 2003 and referred to as the Jail Annex. It is now a main part of the Henry County Jail. Typically‚ The Henry County Jail functions as a pre-trial

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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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    Jails And Prisons Adam Putnam CJA/204 February 18‚ 2014 Leroy Hendrix Jails And Prisons In the following paragraphs comparisons between the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County‚ Virginia and Federal Corrections Institution Petersburg Medium in Hopewell City‚ Virginia. The types of prisons will be identified. The major differences between the Rappahannock Regional Jail and FCI Petersburg Medium will be examined. Jail and prison culture and subculture as well as the violent behavior that

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    Jails are the washbasins of the correctional system. They are the oldest of the correctional components and yet it still has a difficult mission and role while having to be diverse. Jails hold a variety of inmates‚ those who have been arrested‚ detained pending trial‚ sentenced to short terms of confinement for minor crimes‚ and those being held for administrative transfer to another unit. These facilities face issues such as dealing with unknown offenders‚ managing medical problems and detoxifications

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    The Porpuse of Jails

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    The purpose of jails in society is to protect innocent citizens‚ to protect the innocent to make sure people who break the law have a punishment and at the same time set an example so people don’t break the law again. Many observers see this negligence as having far-reaching consequences for criminal justice. Jail is often the first contact that citizens have with the corrections system. It is at this point that treatment and counseling have the best chance to deter future criminal behavior. Until

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    Jails are always overlooked‚ but they play a very important role in our justice system. The jails is the oldest of all of the correctional components‚ and have several missions and roles to play in our justice system. Jails have been around since 1166. the first jail was established in England‚ and was used to detained filthy‚ poor‚ and individuals with medical attention. John Howard drafted the penitentiary act of 1779 with the assistance of English house if commons. This act added four requirements

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    Jails and Prisons Tammy Johnson CRJ303: Corrections Professor Jeffrey Cudworth January 7‚ 2013 Jails and Prisons Jails and prisons are both types of sanctions that are used for convicted offenders that have committed crimes‚ but there are many differences in the two. “Jails are locally operated short- term confinement facilities originally built to hold suspects following arrest and pending trail. Today’s jails also serve these purposes: * They receive individuals pending arraignment

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    the Civil Rights Movement‚ “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”. This letter to his clergymen allowed them to understand his rational of attacking injustice with direct action and non-violence. In the 1960’s Birmingham was the capital for racial inequality in the south. Attempting to rationalize civil rights for blacks through the courts would have taken greater lengths of struggle that blacks could no longer endure. In “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” King answers the question “Why direct action” beautifully

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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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    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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