Jail and Prisons Flashcards
History of Punishments
Lex talionis: The idea that the punishment for an offender should match the degree of the crime they committed…an eye for an eye
Flogging: beatings
Mutilation/amputation
Branding
Public humiliation
Exile
Workhouses: more for homeless people to teach them about hard work
Purposes of Jails
Receive offenders pending arraignment and hold or trial
Detain juveniles, mentally ill, and others
Readmit probation, parole, and bail-bond violators
Transfer inmates to fed, state, or other authorities
Hold inmates sentenced to short terms
Release convicted to the community
BJS Jail Stats
Jails hold 748,728 inmates
12.3% of inmates are women
Juveniles consist of 57,560
More than half have been convicted
1/4 are being detained while awaiting arraignment or trial
1/6 are prior sentence, waiting arraignment for new charge
BJS Jail Stats
Jails hold 748,728 inmates
12.3% of inmates are women
Juveniles consist of 57,560
More than half have been convicted
1/4 are being detained while awaiting arraignment or trial
1/6 are prior sentence, waiting arraignment for new charge
Jails supervise an additional 60,632 in the community
Electronic monitoring Home detention Day reporting Community Service Weekend Programs
There are _____ jails operating
3,365
There are ____ jail employees
207,000
It costs $_____ per year per inmate
$15,000
__% hold > 50% of prisons
6
__% most jails hold
66
__% most jails hold
66
LA jail Pop
NY jail pop
22,349
19,554
5.33% of all jail inmates are in these jails
