Quiz 4 Flashcards
(59 cards)
Jails in michigan are maintained by the
County
Jails are used for
pretrial detention, transportation to other prison and jails, and can be sentenced there
Greater instability is in ____
Jails compared to prison
Prisons are maintained by
Department of corrections
Jails are maintained by the
deputy sheriffs, so harder to control and not adequately trained/maintained
More people go through____ on a given year than____
Jail, prison
Social Sanitation
Taking the undesirables off of the straight, out of public and holding them there
Jails become dumping grounds for people we are mad at or people we dont like
Highest peak in jail population was in ____ with ____ incarcerated
Population decline from peak in 2008 (785,533)
Average daily count in jail
Average daily count 731,208
Average yearly admissions in jail
11.7 million yearly admissions
Incarceration rate in jail per 100,000
231 inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents.
___ percent of inmates who were not convicted
62%
____percent of inmates were sentenced offenders or convicted offenders awaiting sentencing
38%
Jail is ___ men
86%
Race of people in jail
Whites 47%, blacks 36%, and Hispanics 15%.`
Nearly ____ are estimated to have a serious mental illness – 15% of men, 31% of women
17%
Rate of mental illness is ____ higher than among persons not in criminal justice system.
3-6x
About ____ of jail prisoners who were identified as having a mental illness also met the criteria for substance abuse or dependence.
75%
Number of prisoners in jail has ____ since 2000
Risen
Percentage of whites in jail has _____ over time, while black and latino population has ______ since 2000
increased, decreased
Separation from family
Very abrupt - no time to prepare for child care and other household factors
Limited Participation in Legal Defense
Restricted in access to attorney, phone calls, and preparation for an adequate defense
Individuals who are incarcerated are _____ to be convicted than those who have been released on bail prior to trial
More likely (dobra)
In 2010, the price to taxpayers was ____ to house state and federal prisoners of 40 states surveyed by Vera Institutes of Justice
$39 billion