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CJ 130 Introduction
to Corrections
Unit 4 Seminar
Warming Up
• What are the functions of correctional institutions?
• Consider some of the following topics
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Pretrial detainment
Sentenced offenders
Supervision
Treatment
Punishment
Mental Health
Prisoner’s Rights
Local Jails
• Locally operated
• Short-term facilities
• Typical populations
• Pretrial
• Convicted offenders
• Less than 1 year
• Awaiting sentences
• Other
• What is being done to improve the concerns with jails today?
Characteristics of Jails
• Physical conditions
• Small, old, and rundown vs. new modern facilities
• Bullpens and isolation cells vs. day rooms and cells
• Supervision
• Indirect, podular, and direct supervision
• Electronic surveillance
• Programs
• Few available
• Basic education, drug and alcohol treatment, counseling, work release,
and jail industries
• Health and mental health services
• Would you like to work in a local jail?
State Prisons
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Approximately 1,325 state prisons
State operated
Sentenced to confinement of over 1 year
Security Levels
• Maximum security
• Medium security
• Minimum security
• What is being done to improve the concerns with prisons
today?
Federal Prisons
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Approximately 84 federal prisons
Federally operated
Sentenced to confinement of over 1 year
Security levels
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Administrative maximum (ADMAX)
High security
Medium security
Low security
Minimum security
• What types of crimes are offenders sentenced to in state
versus federal prisons?
Characteristics of Prisons
• Physical conditions
• Telephone-pole design
• Courtyard style
• Campus style
• Supervision
• Varies based on security level
• Complete control
• Controlled access
• Openness
• Programs
• Varies based on facility
• Typically a wider variety of options than jails
• Would you like to work in a prison?
Private Prisons
• Located in approximately 34 states
• Operated by private businesses on contract with local or state
government
• Advantages
• Saves time and money
• Less red tape equals more flexibility in correctional needs
• Attracts younger, more enthusiastic employees
• Disadvantages
• Studies are often based on findings from juvenile and small
facilities
• Legal, financial, and ethical issues
• What role do private prisons play in American corrections?
Questions so far?
Coming Up for Unit 5
• Writing Assignment
• 5-6 pages
• Utilize e-text and outside sources (minimum of 3)
• Cite sources in APA format within the text of the paper and
include a reference page
• Seminar: The Attica Prison Uprising
• Please note: We will be reviewing the Unit 6 seminar topic in the
Unit 5 seminar on Monday, May 21 due to not having seminar on
Memorial Day on May 28!
• (No discussion board or quiz this unit!)
Final Questions? Thoughts?