Identify and define a form of brutal corrections in early American corrections.
Flogging was an early form of brutal corrections. Floggings are serious beatings or whippings with a rod, whip, or cane that were generally conducted in public places.
Compare and contrast two features of the Pennsylvania and Auburn systems.
Pennsylvania and Auburn systems were both penitentiary systems based on the use of incarceration as punishment with the goal of reformation, each did so using distinctive approaches.The Pennsylvania system was refereed to at the separate system for that r
What were three features of the reformation movement, and how did Elmira reflect those features?
The three features of the reformation movement were rejection of determinate sentencing, Implementation of rewards for good behavior, positive deeds and indeterminate sentencing has built-in incentives and can encourage good behavior and reformation; prov
What is solitary confinement?
is a type of imprisonment in which an inmate is physically, visually, and audibly confined from interaction with other humans, except possibly staff at the facility.
What is a supermax facility?
Supermax prisons are the most secure and restrictive of all prisons and are reserved for incarcerating the most dangerous and ruthless of offenders
What were the Black Codes, and how were they related to the abolition of slavery?
Statutes that criminalized trivial behavior, such as obscene language, of newly freed slaves. Some requirements included that black people contract with white farmers by the first day of the year or face charges of vagrancy and ultimately incarceration. A
How do prisons constitute "just deserts?" Be specific about features that are consistent with the just deserts punishment philosophy, and make sure your answer demonstrates your understanding of what just deserts is.
Just deserts is a sentencing perspective that has dominated the purpose of incarceration since about the 1980s. It is focused foremost on proportionality vis-�-vis the crime and the ensuing punishment. Just deserts is a form of solitary confinement. The a
True or False: The Warden of a prison has a lot of influence over how an institution is run.
True
Provide an overview of the 24 hours preceding an execution.
Warden presides over execution. Offender is placed on a 24 death watch and members of the execution team is with the offender at all times during the 24 hour death watch. About 6 hours before execution, inmate showers, dresses in clean clothing, and is pl
Provide one example of a constitutional right that inmates have - describe what the right is and how it applies to inmates who are incarcerated. Include at least one relevant case involved in that constitutional right in a prison setting.
One constitutional right is the freedom of religion - reasonable provisions must be made with respect to special diets, clothing, reading material, worship practices, etc. One example I found of this constitutional right was Supreme Court upholds religiou