Running head: PRISON COMPARISON PAPER Federal Prison Comparison Paper Jessica Cantu University of Phoenix Introduction to Corrections CJA 234 Jeffery Newton November 12, 2011 Federal Prison Comparison Paper There are different kinds of state prisons are: supermax, maximum security, close-high security, medium security, minimum security, and open security. Supermax prisons are permanent lockdown. Maximum security prisons are usually older, larger, walled facilities. They also have
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RECIPE: Braised Meatballs The key to making these meatballs is to brown them first in a skillet and then braise them in a sauce of red wine and tomatoes. Serve them with crusty bread or spaghetti to sop up the sauce. SERVES 4 to 6 INGREDIENTS 10 oz. ground beef chuck or veal 10 oz. ground pork shoulder 2 oz. minced pork fat or unsmoked bacon 2 oz. prosciutto, minced 1 ¼ cups loosely packed flat-leaf parsley leaves, minced, plus more for garnish 2 tsp. dried oregano 1 ½ tsp
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According to Peters (2011), the involvement of social workers in the correctional system is peculiar, given that those who are involved in the criminal and juvenile system are unquestionably among the helpless and troubled populations that the profession has conventionally served. The youth probation system shares its root with social work but lacks a robust association to it today. The role of social workers in the juvenile correction has diminished. With such discord between these two groups, it
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Invisible Afflictions of Correctional Facilities There is a growing consensus that solitary confinement develops a host of psychological stresses to manifest physical ailments in the form of indigestion, constipation, ulcers, stomachaches, headaches, hypertension, or asthma (Sindee, 2016, p. 177). The ‘bad-news list’ (BNL) gives such exposure to marked convicts that earn a standing to be assaulted upon first glimpse. Several grounds range from unsuccessful chances to repay a drug debt, spilling the
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time. Martha Stewart was assigned to the minimum security women's prison in Alderson, W. Va., known as "Camp Cupcake." It is called that because it is a very low security prison and your time spent there should be easy. The West Virginia federal correctional facility is located in the hills of the Allegheny Mountains; this prison is more than 400 miles south of Stewart's Westport home. Martha Stewart wanted to go to a prison closer to her home so she could be close to her elderly mother. The low security
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In the case of Singleton v Department of Correctional Education, there are several reasons the courts ruled in favor of the Department of Correctional Education. Ms. Singleton claimed sexual harassment against a guard at the Correctional facility, but she never made an official report to her employer, and the unwanted behavior started July 2000 and continued to October 2001. What is sexual harassment? Sexual harassment is defined as someone making unwanted sexual advances or obscene remarks (Merriam-Webster
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connotations have created several myths surrounding what a correctional institution is and what it does. Ideally, mentally ill offenders that are assigned to a correctional facility are supposedly “rehabilitated” through such an assignment. However, as a state or sheriff office representatives- we as a community of professional are not at liberty to mistreat other human beings- morally and ethically. Conversely, prison, jail, and correctional environment are different. This is a subculture within a
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The normal challenge for female Correctional Officer or Staff member is the gender itself. Often at times the staff in a prison facility are harsher to those that are of the dominate gender in that one facility. Some may believe that females are not capable enough to handle the hardships that come with working with inmates. Statistically, many facilities don’t have female staff members due to aspects of working in a prison facility; especially in a male dominated area. According to Frank DiMarino
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mistakes. Inmate/officer Conflict Much research and many studies have been performed on the relationship between inmates and correctional officers. If you could take a census between the officers they would address such issues as the overcrowding of prisons, prison gangs and most of all the inmates violence on other inmates and correctional officers. Most correctional officers share the fear of being attacked by the
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Introduction Correctional inmates engage in drug-related and sexual risk behaviors, and the transmission of HIV, hepatitis, and sexually transmitted diseases occurs in correctional facilities. However, there is uncertainty about the extent of transmission, and hyperbolic descriptions of its extent may further stigmatize inmates and elicit punitive responses. Whether infection was acquired within or outside correctional facilities, the prevalence of HIV and other infectious
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