Chapter 5: Prison Systems Flashcards
Prisons
institutions designed to house convicted, adult felons, serving a sentence of a year or more
Rhodes V. Chapman
determined that overcrowding itself is not a violation of the 8th amendment and to consider the “totality of the conditions”
New penology
emphasis on the rational and efficient deployment of control strategies for managing and confining high-risk criminal populations
War on drugs
Reagan initiative to reduce availability and dependence on illicit drugs through interdiction, criminal sanctions, and treatment
Street crimes + examples
crimes with little sophistication required
Ex. murder,robbery, burglary, assault, and theft
Federalized
making of a crime federal rather than state offense
Three Penitentiary Act
1891 act of congress that authorized the construction of the first three federal prisons
Where was the 1st prison? Name?
Kansas; Fort Leavenworth
Federal Bureau of Prisons
agency charged with housing and managing federal law offenders
Sanford Bates
first director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
act of Congress that established determinate sentencing, abolished parole, and reduced the amount of good time available to federal offenders
Security Classification
to match offenders to institutions that have physical security and staff resources to help prevent their escapes and control behavior
ICE meaning
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agency of government responsible for housing illegal aliens pending a hearing or deportation back to home
Brig
military term meaning a correctional facility
