...Jails vs. Prisons Josh Gubbs CJA/204 November 25, 2013 Erica Veljic When people think about jail and prison they think they are one in the same but they are not. This paper will discuss the differences between jail and prison as well as give the reader an insight into the life on an inmate and what they are introduced to when they are serving time behind bars. Probation and parole will also be discussed in addition to various kinds of prisons located throughout the United States and here in Connecticut. The difference between a jail and a prison is a jail is where people are housed who are awaiting trial and those who have been sentenced to a year or less behind bars. Jails also hold individuals for the military, protective custody, those who were found contempt in court, and they also temporarily detain juveniles and the mentally ill. A prison is a place where those who were sentenced to more than a year behind bars and are convicted of serious crimes. Also a prison is under the jurisdiction of federal or state where as a jail is under the jurisdiction of federal, state, county, and city laws. There are many different types of prisons as well, there are state prisons and federal prisons. The variation between the two is that state prison is where a person is sent to when they violate a state law and a federal prison is where someone goes when they violate a federal law. Now with in state and federal prisons there are multiple levels that an offender can be housed at...
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...Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper By SARAH 2/16/2015 There are several differences between jails and prisons. Some people today, do not know what these differences are because they are unaware of how procedures work on the inside. Those who do know how prison and jails are related have been acquainted with this type of atmosphere or have played a role in being locked up. This paper is designed to show those who do not know how prison and jails work on a daily basis. . Jails are the first place most criminals go when they commit a crime. Officers are required to place suspected criminals into the back of their cars with handcuffs attached to their wrist. Transferring suspected criminals can be a hassle for some law enforcement officials because of how these criminals act in most cases. Once they are transferred, they are booked, finger printed and are placed into a holding facility. Seiter (2011), states that the normal stay in US jails is around 15-20 days, but some may stay longer based on their circumstance. Seiter(2011) also states jails are correctional facilities that are used in keeping offenders before they can be judged in a court of law as the suspect awaits verdict. Depending on their crime, suspects are held without bail or with bail before being placed before a judge. Others have to wait a certain amount of hours before leaving if they are placed in jail because of dui or dwi. When going before a judge, criminals who are convicted will either go...
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...Differences in Jails and Prisons CRJ 303: Corrections 09/12/2011 When an individual commits a crime and is found guilty in a court of law, he or she will either be sent to jail or prison. The placement of the individual depends on the type of crime that is committed. Jail and prison are both places to send a criminal to keep them out of society and to do time for the crime that was done. There is a difference between jail and prison. Not everyone goes to jail for a crime. They may be sent to prison to serve his or sentence. In this paper I will discuss the difference between jail and prison. Jail can be defined as “a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence).” (TFD, 2011) People who go to jail do not serve a long sentence. The will be in jail no more than up to two years or less. The mission for jails is pretty simple, “jails are full service facilities that offer security, food service, medical care, and offender programs.” (Seiter, 2011, Pg. 73) Jails are operated by the by the local government in which it is in. “There are about 3,600 jails in the U.S.” (CL, 2011) Jails are funding by the state that they are located in. The average size of a jail cell is 6 x 8. “Jails don’t have many amenities for people serving time there, since they won’t be there for very long (although a jail sentence...
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...Jails and Prisons First Last CJA234 Month 00, 20XX First Last Jails and Prisons Jails and Prisons often seem like the same type of punishment if you do not know more about them and their differences. Jails have always played an important role in our criminal justice system dating back to the Colonial period. Prisons are used to contain criminals who have already been proven guilty and are going to be sentenced to more than at least a one-year sentence. Much like the differences between jails and prisons there are also differences between federal prisons and state prisons depending on the crime committed determines which they are located. Jails are not always a permanent punishment for offenders, sometimes containing inmates who will just be there temporarily while waiting for other arrangements or protective custody. In todays society we are also facing issues where we do not have enough space and money to be able to contain inmates going through our jail and prison systems. Jails have been used throughout history as a way of punishing not only guilty, but the accused and even to protect those who have not committed any crime what so ever. Jails have always been a local form of the criminal justice department rather than being part of the federal system. They are maintained and protected by the local sheriff department where they are located. Not everyone you would see in a jail is a criminal or an accused criminal; sometimes you may have a witness or someone who is receiving...
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...on the outside, like their children, whereas men | |classification? Explain. |generally only think about their selves and their safety. Personally I believe that a | | |better solution to prisoner background classification could be done a continuous | | |investigation. Normally once an inmate gets a classification it sticks with him/her | | |throughout their prison term. I believe an inmate’s classification should be reviewed | | |and possibly changed once a year. | |How do state and federal prisoners differ? |The biggest differences between state and federal prisons is the inmates, their | |What issues affect state versus federal |crimes, and the type of facility there in, state prisoners are in prison for crimes | |prisoners? |they committed against the state, federal inmates are in for crimes that they | | |committed against the United States. Although both systems run basically the same, | | |federal buildings tend to be newer and have a more up to date feel within them, and | |...
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...Penitentiary Ideal and Models of American Prison Hope Washington CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections May 5, 2013 John Feltgen The punishment ideals of penitentiary is for punishment, to remove those who are a danger to others from society and to reform those that can be released back in to society ideal of a penitentiary. Most criminals go to prison and come out and be better than before and then you have those individuals that still don’t the same thing and go right back to prison. Prison is suppose too reform criminals but when you really don’t have a care in the world it really does not matter if you go to prison. The principal goal of a penitentiary was for the offender to think about what they have done in isolation with no other prisoner contact. The American prison system was divided amongst two different types: Eastern State and Auburn. Both prisons were run in very different manors and my intentions are to explain each prison and the goals that they had in mind. The penitentiary was designed to be a place where punishment would be given in a humane way to people who had committed a crime. People who were incarcerated could receive rehabilitation as well as gain spiritual improvement while serving their sentence. The prisons should be a place where an individual would do their time as well as reflect on the events that led them to incarceration and make a choice to change their life around. Prisons were not made to be a comfortable living space so punishments and...
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...Jail and Prison Paper Tara Frost CJA/204 June 15, 2015 Christopher Cannon Jail and Prison Paper Have you ever wondered about the types of prisons or the major differences between selected jails and selected prisons? Have you ever wondered about the aspects of jail and prison culture and subculture? Why do jails play an important role in the criminal justice system? What is the role of community-based corrections programs associated with jails and prisons? Did you know that violent behavior occurs in jails and prisons? Do you know what the role of probation and parole are? Well, this paper will answer all of those questions for you. By the end of this paper, you will understand a lot better about jail and prisons. Types of Prisons Prisons are grouped into two categories, which are state and federal (Schamelleger, 2011, p. 466). According to Schamelleger (2011), there are six types of prisons (p.468) One type of prison is high-security prison for long-term, high-risk offenders (Schamelleger, 2011, p. 468). There is one or more medium-security institution for offenders who are not high risks. There is even one institution for adult women (Schamelleger, 2011, p. 468). There are one or two institutions for young adults (generally under age 25) (Schamelleger, 2011, p. 468). According to Schamelleger (2011) there is also, one or two, specialized mental hospital-type security prisons for mentally ill prisoners (p.468). The last type of prison, is one or more, open-type institutions...
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...Penitentiary Ideal and Models of American Prison Hope Washington CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections May 5, 2013 John Feltgen The punishment ideals of penitentiary is for punishment, to remove those who are a danger to others from society and to reform those that can be released back in to society ideal of a penitentiary. Most criminals go to prison and come out and be better than before and then you have those individuals that still don’t the same thing and go right back to prison. Prison is suppose too reform criminals but when you really don’t have a care in the world it really does not matter if you go to prison. The principal goal of a penitentiary was for the offender to think about what they have done in isolation with no other prisoner contact. The American prison system was divided amongst two different types: Eastern State and Auburn. Both prisons were run in very different manors and my intentions are to explain each prison and the goals that they had in mind. The penitentiary was designed to be a place where punishment would be given in a humane way to people who had committed a crime. People who were incarcerated could receive rehabilitation as well as gain spiritual improvement while serving their sentence. The prisons should be a place where an individual would do their time as well as reflect on the events that led them to incarceration and make a choice to change their life around. Prisons were not made to be a comfortable living space so punishments and...
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...Jail and Prisons Student name: Class Name : Instructor Name: Date: Abstract: Through out this paper I will be discussing the types of prisons, as well as the differences between Jail and Prisons. I will also discussing Aspects about jail and prison culture and subculture. Next I will be talking about the role jails have a part in our criminal justice system. Then I will be discussing about how violent behavior among all those involved in the prison system from inmates to the staff and role of probation and parole. Types of prisons There are four types of prisons federal, state, municipal, and military. Federal prison is operated and managed by the government who normally house inmates who have been convicted of a crime in violation of a federal statue. State prisons are facilities operated by a state and used to house and rehabilitate criminals. State prisons have a minimum and maximum security prisons which are divided based on the severity of the crime. Municipal prison is a high security prison. Military prison is operated by the military and is used to house prisoners of war, enemy combatants, those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authority and member of the military found guilty of a serious crime. (Department of Corrections WA State", 2012) Differences between jail and prisons: Although...
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...Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Jose Salmeron CJ234 July 8, 2014 University of Phoenix Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Jails and prisons they are all the same. Actually a jail and a prison are different in many ways. A jail is considered the most misunderstood segment of the correctional system. Out of all the correctional components in the in the United States, a jail is the oldest. Jail house individuals who have just been arrested, awaiting sentence, or have been sentenced to only a few months. Throughout the history of corrections, jails have had a major role. Like jails state and federal prisons have had their own history as well. Although jails, stated and federal prisons all hold criminals, there are some similarities and differences between the three. Today the population of the correctional have grown since the first institutions were established. The original reason for a jail was to detain offenders, who were awaiting trial. As history has shown the role of jails have changed throughout time. Jails are the most underrated component of our criminal justice system. The role a jail has within the correctional system, can be considered the most important. Jails are correctional facilities that operated locally. Meaning a jail is ran by a city or the county. A jail serves a variety of functions, and also hold a variety of offenders. Individuals awaiting trial, sentencing, or pending arraignment, are held in a jail. Violators of bail, probation...
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...Jail and Prison Mary A. Webster CJA/204 November 9, 2014 MARY ELLEN DE FRIAS Jail and Prison There is a deference between jail and prison. The federal government is in charge of the prison system in the United States where local and state governments are in charge of jails. There is many different types of prisons, where there is only one type of jail. The United States has an issue of over crowed prisons and jails. This in turn has led to many different kinds of prison violence which has but both the inmates and the correctional offices in danger. Two of the ways the government use to reduce prison and jail populations are probation and parole. It is important that the government finds other a ways to reduce the populations of the jails and prisons. In the federal government, there is several deferent types of prisons such as federal prison camps, federal correctional institutions, low security facilities, medium security facilities, high security prisons and administrative maximum (ADMAX) facility. (University of Phoenix, 2014) (Schmalleger, F, 2011) Then there is state and local jails that house prisoners with a sentence that is typically a year or less. (Schmalleger, F, 2011) These jails are low security where prisons can be anywhere from low security to maximum security. In Martinsburg WV, there is the Eastern Regional Jail, and then only a few hours away there is a high security U.S. Penitentiary Known as USP Hazelton, which is located in Hazelton WV. ("The Eastern Regional...
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...Jail and Prison Paper Ramsen Karaman CJA/204 When I think of the difference between Prisons and Jails, I think of short-term and long-term. Jails are most often managed by sheriffs and/or local governments and are designed to hold individuals waiting for trial or serving short sentences. Prisons are managed by state governments and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and are for individuals convicted of crimes. Modesto Men's Jail located in downtown is the jail I'm familiar with. Not that I've ever been in trouble but its the only jail near the area. The Average inmate population is 376. The Men’s Jail receives approximately 1489 bookings (arrests) per month. which I think is crazy! I've heard that if you get booked for 6 months in jail, you only serve half the time if you're behaving well. I have actually visited this jail for a school field trip in High School. It was very interesting. I had to sigh a document that stated that if anything happened that it would be my responsibly. The inmate were not shy to talk, they constantly said "Don't get in trouble, its not worth it, the food here sucks." I thought that was funny because that's really what they're complaining about, FOOD!! They were dressed in all types of colors (orange, blue, white). I also remember seeing Scott Peterson's files in the office. He had a huge section just for his files. I was shocked, it was a interesting experience. The prison that I know is near by...
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...Jail and Prison Comparison Paper Jennifer Williams CJA/234 February 10, 2015 Jail and Prison Comparison Paper There are a lot of confusing when people think that a jail and prison is similar, there is a big difference. Once you have been arrested, jail is the first place that you are taken to by police officers. I depend on your charge and sentencing by the court system, if you will be spending time in the jail or going to prison for a long time. A description of jail’s Place in correction and its role throughout history. According to Seiter (2011), jail are correction facilities that are used to detaining criminal before they can be judged in a court of law. After law enforcement officers has taking a criminal to jail the mainly focus is to keep the criminal off the street until he/she can see the judge and determining if the criminal be stay detain or release. If a person is sentencing a year or less they will mostly send their time in the local jail until there sentencing is up. Compare to a prison a person that sentence two to life there time to be served in a prison cell. Due to the expose to highly communicable disease like people with high risk of suicide, and mental issues, the risk is dangerous. Criminal that have less than a year in jail, usually just try to stay out of trouble do they time and get back into society. About seventy-five percent that release from jail goes right back in less than six-month to a year. While on probation they do something and...
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...Jail and Comparison paper Marquita Shelton CJA/234 Bobby Kemp July 06, 2015 University of Phoenix. Introduction: For more than two hundred years the United States has used incarceration to punish any and all criminals. Jails and prisons are the institutions that judges send criminals to so they can serve time depending on the seriousness of the crime that the individual has committed. Being incarcerated is the humane form of punishment that is used considering how they used to punish individuals back in older times, when criminal justice was looked at differently. So we will be learning about the history of the jails, state and federal prison system we will learn how they are different from one another. Jails Jail is a place where a criminal is confined to temporarily while awaiting trial or conviction of any type of minor offenses. The first jails were created in England in 1166 by King Henry II. Jails were used to house poor people, displaced people, mentally ill people, and criminals and the conditions in which the jails were; dirty, little and poor food, little or no medical attention, and full of violence. When John Howard became sheriff in 1773 he was appalled by these conditions and created the Penitentiary Act of 1779. “This act created four requirements for English prisons and jails: (1) secure and sanitary structures, (2)...
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...Jails and Prisons August 12, 2013 Jails and Prisons Prisons are identified by federal, state, or private facilities, and are classified by security levels. Security levels in state go from level one to four acting as maximum, federal level one acting as a maximum to level five acting as an administrative, special needs unit. Private prisons are contracted by the state and federal ones to reduce spending. Jails and prisons both house inmates however, have a distinct difference. Jail is for the low level convicted, non-convicted, protected and a holding place for the Jails mentally ill. Jails, such as the Fresno County jails operate to protect the immediate community. Prison is strictly for the convicted. California state prison Corcoran houses the convicted and commits to wellness of the inmates through medical, dental, and educational needs. Inmates in prison and jail adapt to the environment around them and commit to the prisonization culture discussed later in the paper. * * Prisons in the Unites States are identified as federal, state, or privately run institutions. Within each of the institutions prisons are classified by security levels. The security levels in state prisons range from level one through four. Level four houses the higher security level inmates. State prisons also provide special security housing units for inmates with special needs, such as mental health, disabilities, high threat levels, and protective custody. Federal prisons operate with...
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