Exam 13: Prisons and Jails

Private corrections firms are not part of the government bureaucracy and therefore do not have to contend with the massive amount of paperwork that can clog government organizations.

List and briefly explain the four types of prisons.

One advantage of high incarceration rates,some propose,is:

The system of confinement was also known as the Walnut Street system.

The Pennsylvania system was also know as Walnut Street.

Continuity of purpose is sometimes lacking in prison organizations.

The model dominates most prisons in the United States.

The actual strip search was likely conducted by the of the Burlington County Jail.