At the end of 2001‚ state prisons were operating between 1 and 16 percent over the capacity‚ while federal prisons were above 31 percent their desired capacity level (Foster‚ 2006). It has been proven that prisons are more difficult to manage when they are above capacity and inmate and staff health and safety suffer when overcrowding occurs. The main reason for population
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The racial inequality against African Americans in the United States prison system is one of the largest issues to take place for many years. In the nineteen-thirties‚ blacks were three times more likely to be imprisoned than whites. In the nineteen-nineties the ratio increased to more than seven times that of whites. Til this day‚ this country has about three hundred million people‚ with two million people behind bars. But within those two million people‚ African Americans - black men‚ in particular
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first-hand look of how the prison system works revealed to me that there is many flaws‚ unanswered questions‚ and things you just throw into the category of “not right”. Being no less than a cage away from anything ranging from‚ non-child support payers‚ public intoxication convicts to murders‚ and child molesters. Opened my eyes to these are still people who made mistakes‚ although‚ some may be emotionally disturbed in the end their still people. It only took one trip to Kirkland State Penitentiary to realize
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The existence of Prisons can be traced back to the ancient period. Initially there was a belief that rigorous isolation and custodial measures would reform the offenders. In due course it is being substituted by the modern concept of social defense. Custody‚ care and treatment are the‚ three main functions of a modern prison organization. For over 100 years‚ there was emphasis on custody which‚ it was believed‚ depended on good order and discipline. The notion of prison discipline was to make
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histories of the state and federal prison systems have some connections which both systems has something distinctive. The State is usually operated by the state governments and consists of prisoners that are considered blue collar criminals and the federal systems are mainly associated with white collar criminals. Both prison systems have security levels which include minimum‚ low‚ medium‚ and high levels of security. To learn the knowledge of the history about federal prison in so many different
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Introduction While reviewing some of the more noticeable aspects that are different or similar between the prison and the penitentiary‚ it is essential to note that it is not only the physical architecture that is being examined but also how they function. The Penitentiary and the Prison have both made changes to the function of their establishment during the course of their existence. As the times changed so did they‚ often in order to meet the demands that society placed on them during a given
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is no single criminal justice system in the United States but many similar‚ individual systems. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city‚ county‚ state‚ federal or tribal government or military connection. Diverse authorities have different laws‚ agencies‚ and ways of running criminal justice procedures. The core systems are: State: State criminal justice systems handle crimes committed within their state boundaries. Federal: The federal
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The history of state and federal prisons is quite interesting. Long ago‚ prisons did not really exist. Prisoners were housed in jails until trial‚ discharge‚ or execution. Since that time‚ state and federal prisons have been introduced and utilized. State prisons were the first to be invented. Prison facilities house criminals sentenced to one year or longer of incarceration‚ (usually felons). State prisons are run by the government of the individual state they are located in and the federal
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Q1: ) Did it surprise you that logistics can be such an important component in a country’s economic system? Why or why not? Answer I not surprise ‚ according to my past experience as a material controller in LG electronics and nowadays as a purchasing member in Suez Canal Authority The Logistics has a historical relationship with the Economic system specially with GDP . before 1980 logistics didn’t exceed the 10% of GDP ‚ but this percentage has been increased yearly until 2005 ‚ the logistics
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A lone giant‚ the United States still uses an arcane and arbitrarily defined system of measurements despite the fact the that the world has adopted a simple international system. That arbitrary system‚ regrettably still in use‚ is the US Customary/Imperial System where miles‚ gallons‚ pounds‚ and Fahrenheit all call home. This simple international system is The International System of Units‚ or what we colloquially refer to as the metric system. The US customary system is too complex with a multitude
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