Exam 11: Prisons and Jails

The Walnut Street Jail failed because inmates succumbed to illness, insanity, and suicide.

At , good behavior was rewarded by early release, and misbehavior was punished with extended time under a three-grade system of classification.

Incarceration has a harmful impact on offenders themselves.

Which level of prisons is considered a correctional institution designed and organized to control and discipline dangerous felons, as well as prevent escape, with intense supervision, cement walls, and electronic, barbed wire fences?

For most states looking to cut corrections costs, the focus has been on________ , which is the reduction of inmate populations.

The main difference between police agencies and correctional facilities is that correctional facilities sometimes lack:

Today in the United States, the chance of someone arrested going to prison is much greater than it was 30 years ago.

Indicate some of the consequences of our high rates of incarceration.

Eventually, the penitentiary at Walnut Street succumbed to the same problems that continue to plague institutions of confinement. What were these problems?

Incarceration rates have increased dramatically, particularly due to:

The prison official ultimately responsible for the correctional facility is the warden, also known as the ______________________.

The warden is ultimately responsible for the operation of a prison.

________is the process through which prison officials determine which correctional facility is best suited to the individual offender.

The incentive to privatize is primarily financial.

Which prison design is composed of a "wagon­wheel"­like structure that was created with the dual goals of separation and control?

Case 11-1 Mr. Johnson was hired by the head of the department of corrections to run the new prison that was being constructed. It is designed to hold up to 3000 inmates. Mr. Johnson was given the authority to develop a prison system that he feels will be most effective in dealing with the inmate population. His annual budget will be $90 million. -Mr. Johnson receives a phone call from the head of the department of corrections who informs him that the prison will be reserved for the inmates who have extensive records of misconduct in maximum-security prisons. In essence, this prison will be reserved for the "worst of the worst" inmates in the state's correctional system. What type of correctional facility will Mr. Johnson be in charge of?

Case 11-2 The state of Florida, like many other states is facing extreme financial problems. The legislature was called into an emergency session to pass a budget. One of the major areas of discussion is the state prison system. After hours of debate and discussion, the lawmakers are not reaching a consensus on how to cut the corrections budget. -Many lawmakers express their concerns of privatizing the prisons in the state. Which of the following are some of the criticisms that these legislatures make?

The _________was/were greatly responsible for the spread of indeterminate sentences, probation, community sanctions, and parole in the first half of the twentieth century.

Case 11-2 The state of Florida, like many other states is facing extreme financial problems. The legislature was called into an emergency session to pass a budget. One of the major areas of discussion is the state prison system. After hours of debate and discussion, the lawmakers are not reaching a consensus on how to cut the corrections budget. -The lawmakers in favor of privatization make the argument that the federal government is utilizing private prisons and that the number of federal inmates in private prisons more than doubled between 2000 and 2010. The current emphasis on imprisoning violators of _______law seems likely to ensure that this trend will continue.

A _________-security prison allows inmates to have a great deal of freedom of movement and contact with the outside world.