Transcript Prison Life - Corrections

Prison Life - Corrections
Ch. 14
Chapter 14
Highlights
 Male Inmate’s World
Prison Argot
Inmate Types
 Female Inmate’s World
 Staff World
Correctional officers
 Prison Riots
 Prisoners’ Rights
 Issues Facing Prisons
Today
 Mario’s Story
1. Don’t interfere with the interests of other inmates. Never
rat on a con.
2. Don’t lose your head. Play it cool and do your own time.
3. Don’t exploit inmates. Don’t steal. Don’t break your word.
Be right.
4. Don’t whine. Be a man.
5. Don’t be a sucker. Don’t trust the guards or staff.
C:\Examples of Prison Examples of Prison Argot
What
type
am I?
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Lifestyles and
Inmate Types
Mean Dude
Hedonist
Opportunist
Retreatist
Legalist
Radical
Colonizer
Religious
Realist
What
type
am I?
What
type
am I?
Prison Inmates by Gender and
Ethnicity in state and federal prisons
Ethnicity
Gender
Male
Female
Hispan
ic
17%
Other
3%
7%
White
35%
93%
Black
45%
Female Offenders and
Institutions
Most in towns < 25,000
Most not designed to
house females
Number rising
Female Inmate’s World
Social Structure in
Women’s Prison
The Staff World
Correctional Officer
Main Goals
Administrative
Staff
Custodial
Staff
Treatment
(Program) &
Educational
Clerical
Personnel
Service and
Maintenance
Staff
Volunteers
Gender
Female
31%
Male
69%
Hispanic
7%
Profile of
Correctional
Personnel in
Adult State and
Local
Correctional
Facilities
Race / Ethnicity Other
3%
Black
20%
White
70%
Correctional officer quiz
Prison Riots
Kentucky Prison
riPrison Riot Clip
1970 – 1980 =
“Explosive Decade”
“Explosive Decade” over
but still see violence
Causes of Riots
Insensitive prison admin. and
neglected inmates’ demands
Lifestyles most inmates are
familiar with on the streets
Dehumanizing prison conditions
To regulate inmate society and
redistribute power balances among
inmate groups
“Power vacuums” created by
changes in prison admin., transfer
of influential inmates
Building Tenders
Tough inmates who were given almost free rein by
prison administrators in keeping other inmates in line,
especially in many of the stat’s worst prisons
Prisoners’ Rights
Issues facing prisons today
AIDS
Geriatric Offenders
Mentally Ill
Procunier v. Martinez
1s t ammendment rights
Visitations
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