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    Folsom State Prison

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    Folsom State Prison Isaac Avila CJ 211 08.09.2012 Mrs. Rayes Folsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom‚ California‚ 20 miles northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880‚ Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California. Folsom was one of the first maximum security prisons‚ and as such witnessed the execution of 93 condemned prisoners over a 42-year period. It is possibly best known in popular culture for two concerts

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    Marion Prison History

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    notorious Alcatraz Prison shut its doors for the last time‚ the United States Penitentiary in Marion‚ Illinois opened theirs. It was built to replace the isolated prison after expenses were exceeded and the institution became a financial burden. Although not as popular‚ the Marion prison continued to hold some of Alcatraz’s most famous prisoners and even contains reused materials from it. Marion Penitentiary has transformed throughout the years‚ evolving from its unique history and varies levels of

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    Prison State Frontline

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    United States sends more people to prison than any other country in World. The state of Kentucky has also been having a jail problem. The Kentucky police has been locking up more inmates than they have ever before. The jails are overpopulated and the state is trying to figure out a solution to this jail problem. The video “Prison State”‚ a documentary by PBS Frontline‚ shows the problem Kentucky has with more inmates in jail. The states spends a lot of money to lock up prisoners. The state alone spends

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    Summary Of Prison State

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    There are many issues in the correctional offices and criminal justice system. Due to the unknowns on how to treat crime it is resulted in holding all crimes in prisons and jails. From minor to major crimes there are more effective ways to correct the behavior. In the documentary “Prison State”‚ highlights these issues in attempt to correct the problems. When crimes are committed and these criminals off all ages are released from correctional facilities‚ it is unknown on how they will react to

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    Supermax Prison History

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    1800’s that prisons began to develop and be widely used. One of the largest differences that came with this century-turn was the idea that along with punishment‚ criminals could‚ and should‚ be rehabilitated. It was not until 1790‚ when the Quakers built a prison serving for both reasons‚ that the idea was seriously introduced in the United States. This prison‚ The Walnut Jail in Philadelphia‚ “Is considered the birthplace of the modern prison system.” (Biggs). Over

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    a condition of probation‚ the court may place additional restrictions on the probationer or order the probationer to serve a term of imprisonment. Probation is normally for offenders sentenced to short terms in jail: it is not combined with a long prison sentence. legal dictionary) Unsupervised‚ supervised‚ and intensive are the three types of probation. Intensive probationers are required to report daily to a probation officer and most times has an electronic monitoring system or they are on house

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    anyone know what powers do the federal and state governments have? Well‚ the author will explain in detail what power is extended to the two levels of government. She will also explain the limitations that they both have. The author will describe the similarities that are between the state and federal government. Please enjoy the world of government that the author will take you through. The federal government was given many powers that people don ’t know. The federal government ’s powers are stated

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    METHODOLOGY : HOW TO DESCRIBE AN ANALYZE AN AD IN ENGLISH I/ Identification ? This is an advertisement for… Information about the product when possible. ? Origin of the document (magazine‚ newspaper etc.): country‚ author‚ time … ? General topic (in a few words) II/ Structure and description ? Structure of the picture : study the diagonals‚ the horizontal/ vertical lines‚ the differences which may appear in the image ? Analysis of the different shots (high angle shots: plongée‚ low angle

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    History and Purpose of Penitentiaries Jeffrey Brown CJA234 July 7‚2012 George Chavarria History and Purpose of Penitentiaries Crime has had an impact on society for years‚ and will continue to do so well into the future. The presence of criminals and criminal acts proved that there was and all ways will be a need for penitentiaries. Correctional facilities no matter if they are prisons‚ jails‚ or penitentiaries are all part of the criminal justice system. Their overall goal and objective

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    The role of state and local governments has provided a vital role in defining federal relations. The relationship has been defined by a few factors: Congress‚ the Supreme Court or other courts‚ and funding policies The courts must address questions concerning the powers of the state and federal government. Early Supreme Court decisions mirrored the views of Chief Justice John Marshall‚ who favored a strong national government. In defining commerce in the Gibbons v. Ogden case‚ he argued that Congress

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