Tag: Prison
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Prison Labor
Prison Labor in the United States Prison Life Prison Labor Introduction to Prison Labor In the United States all federal prisoners must work if they are able, and they are paid a small wage for their labor. Each state has its own policy concerning prison labor. Some critics view prison labor […]
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Prison Labor
Prison Labor in the United States Prison Life Prison Labor Introduction to Prison Labor In the United States all federal prisoners must work if they are able, and they are paid a small wage for their labor. Each state has its own policy concerning prison labor. Some critics view prison labor […]
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Boot Camps
Boot Camps in the United States Types of Prisons Boot Camps Introduction to Boot Camps Since the mid-1980s many jurisdictions have implemented highly regimented, short-term correctional programs resembling some aspects of military basic training. These programs, known as boot camps or shock […]
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Prison Privatization
Prison Privatization in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Privatization Introduction to Prison Privatization Typically, prisons in the United States are operated and funded through taxes either by the states or the federal government. However, chronic prison and jail […]
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Prison Privatization
Prison Privatization in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Privatization Introduction to Prison Privatization Typically, prisons in the United States are operated and funded through taxes either by the states or the federal government. However, chronic prison and jail […]
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Correctional Officers
Correctional Officers in the United States Prison Personnel Correctional Officers Introduction to Correctional Officers Prisons in the United States employ approximately 190,000 correctional officers. About two-thirds of all correctional officers are white and about one-fifth are female. […]
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Reformatories
Reformatories in the United States Prison History Reformatories and Rehabilitation Introduction to Reformatories A new era of correctional reform began with the establishment of the Elmira State Reformatory in Elmira, New York, in 1876. The Elmira Reformatory experimented with new […]
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Prisons Medical Facilities
Prisons Medical Facilities in the United States Types of Prisons Medical Facilities Introduction to Prisons Medical Facilities In the United States, institutions known as Federal Medical Centers house inmates at all security levels from any institution in the federal prison system who require […]
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Prison Types
Prison Types in the United States Types of Prisons Introduction to Prison Types In the United States and Canada, prisons are divided into tiers or units that house different types of offenders. Prison administrators differentiate offenders according to the degree of risk they pose to other […]
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Prisons For Women
Prisons for Women in the United States Types of Prisons Prisons for Women Introduction to Prisons for Women The vast majority of female prisoners in the United States are held in women-only facilities. About one-fifth of all female inmates are housed in co-ed facilities-that is, prisons that […]
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Prison Rehabilitative Programs
Prison Rehabilitative Programs in the United States Prison Life Rehabilitative Programs Introduction to Prison Rehabilitative Programs Almost every U.S. and Canadian prison operates programs that are considered a part of inmate rehabilitation. Most prisons offer counseling and educational […]
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Prison System
Prison System in the United States Prison History Growth of the U.S. Prison System Introduction to Prison System Between 1816 and 1900, states established many new prisons. Ohio opened the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus in 1834. In 1839 Michigan established the largest state prison of that time […]
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Prison Management
Prison Management in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Introduction to Prison Management Prisons today face difficult problems of operation and management. At the heart of many problems is prison overcrowding. Overcrowded conditions lead to many secondary problems, […]
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Prison Overcrowding
Prison Overcrowding in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Overcrowding Reasons for Overcrowding Introduction to Prison Overcrowding Prisons in the United States are crowded because a greater proportion of the American population is being sent to prison and because […]
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Prison Overcrowding Challenges
Prison Overcrowding Challenges in the United States Prison Current Issues in the United States Overcrowding Legal Challenges to Overcrowding Introduction to Prison Overcrowding Challenges Inmates who have brought lawsuits alleging that overcrowding violates various provisions of the […]