AJS 101 19163 Wednesday March 1 2017 Life

AJS 101 (19163) Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Life on the Inside/Building a Prison

Prisons • • Instruments of punishment Over 200 years • Walnut Street Jail (1790) – – • Pennsylvania Silence and labor provide the best hope for rehabilitation Separated inmates from society and each other Eventually overcrowding Penn System (1820’s) – Result of the failure of the Walnut Street Jail – Prisoners worked, slept, and ate alone in their cells – Very little contact with other humans • New York System (1831) – Congregate system or the Auburn System – Silence and labor but inmates worked and ate together – More popular, prisons afterwards followed this system

Reform • The Progressives – – • Robert Martinson “What Works” – – • Positivist school of criminology Crime is caused by social, economic and biological factors Medical model of prisons emerged Treatment and programs Prisons had remained unchanged 1960’s, more rehab/treatment, less punishment Martinson’s report showed that no rehab programs work This led to the first “get-tough” programs The 1980’s – Prison population boom – Crime increasing

1990’s • Crime rates begin to drop • Prison populations still on the rise • 4 reasons for this: – More likely to be sentenced to prison (get tough) – More likely to serve more time for your crime (three-strikes, truth-in-sentencing, reduction of good time) – Community corrections programs either cut or underfunded – Rising numbers for female offenders

Types of Prisons • Four types – maximum, medium, minimum, supermax • Supermax – Most severe form – Red Onion, Wallens Ridge • Maximum – Dangerous inmates/felons – Built to prevent escape, intense supervision • Medium – Less dangerous offenders – Less restrictive than max prison, most offenders here • Minimum – Inmates who pose little threat – Great deal of freedom/movement, resembles college campus – 1 st time offenders, non-violent, well-behavd

Inside the prison • Most offenders don’t stay in one prison during their entire sentence – Classification • Warden – Superintendent of prison • Privatizing Prisons – Ran by private organizations instead of govt. – Efficiency and cost-effectiveness – Save the government money • Jails – Different from prisons – Counties and cities – Awaiting trial, charged w/ misdemeanors, sentences less than 1 year – 700, 000 people in jail on any given day – Overflow from prisons

Total institutions • • Think of prisons as total institutions Provide all necessities for existence Encompass every aspect of inmate’s life Prisoner cannot leave institution • Prisonization – Adapt and accept the prison society and subculture • Prison Code – Social norms and values, the do’s and don’ts • Parole – Conditional release of a prisoner after portion of sentence served – Abolished in many states – Dependant on a number of factors

Characteristics of Offenders • Housing only the most violent offenders • Ages range from 21 -65 years old • There are no facilities to house mentally retarded offenders.

Prison Philosophy • Primary focus is punishment • Inmates are to remain silent at all times, unless necessary • Inmates are locked down 23 of 24 hours a day • There is no interaction between inmates at any time

Services • Inmates are allowed to • A Minister is available have books, anything for weekly consultation that is available to them • There will be no sexual • Health care is available activity tolerated and once a week or in no visitation is allowed emergencies

Staff • There is one prison warden • The prison is equipped at all times with one guard per every 10 -12 inmates • Guards are rotated to a new group the 1 st of each month • Every shift of guards has a captain • The captain of each shift deals with any problems and reports to the warden

Privilege System • Inmates who have displayed good behavior receive – A 10 minute phone call once a week for a month – 2 days a week outside exercise or leisure activity – They also will receive a deck of cards as long as the behavior remains good – This is based on a month to month system

Privilege System Continued • If inmates misbehave and or become unruly – Inmates will be placed in solitary confinement for a period of a least 24 hours

Organizational Style • The prison has a grievance system in place that follows the organization structure of the administration • The prison organization is designed in a pyramid – – The warden/Administrator Head guards of shifts Guard of each group of inmates Then inmates

Problem Areas • In the event of a riot the prison will shut down fully and sleeping gas will be released through the heat and air ducts • All prison mail will be screen and read to avoid contraband • There will be no homosexual activity or any violence will be tolerated – Inmates are never in contact so it should not be a problem

Rules and Regulations • Silence at all times, unless necessary • Wake up at 5 am and lights out at 9 pm • All complaints must be filed by captain of shift in a timely fashion • Allowed to shower every other day • Mail is distributed once a week • All meals will be eaten in cells • When out side of cells inmates will be handcuffed and legs shackled • Allowed to meet with prison minister once a week • Will receive pen and paper upon request only • Allowed one book in cell at a time

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