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Prisons and Jails

Elizabeth HallKaplan University

Intro to Criminal Justice CJ101Michael Lewis

San Quentin Prison

Kentucky - Fayette County Jail

Table of Contents

• Prison and Jail Differences• Prison and Jail Differences II• Prison and Jail Differences III• Prison and Jail Similarities• Kentucky State Penitentiary Statistics• Kentucky State Penitentiary Statistics II• Kentucky State Penitentiary Statistics III• Kentucky State Penitentiary Programs• Kentucky State Penitentiary Programs II• References• Song References

Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary

• Prisons are state run institutions• Jails are county run institutions • Jail inmates usually awaiting sentencing, or have

sentences less than 365 days• Prison Inmates have already been sentenced, and

have sentences longer than 364 days

Prison and Jail Differences

Prison and Jail Differences II

• Prisons: Long term secure confinement facilities• Inmates are already convicted and serving time as

punishment• Jails: Short term confinement facilities• Inmates are being held following arrest, pending trial• Inmates with short sentences, or convicted of minor crimes

DC Jail Central Detention Facility

Prison and Jail Differences III

• Jails are local and relatively close to inmate families• Prisons could be very far from the inmate families• There are only approximately 100 federal prisons,

correctional facilities, and detention centers in the United States, the rest of the prisons and county jails are run by the individual states.

Orleans Parish Prison

Prison and Jail Similarities

• A lot of prisons and jails are treacherous places to live or work• There is a great deal of overcrowding in both prisons and jails• New prisons and jails are very costly to construct• There are many prisons and jails that need to be updated• The importance of safety measures leaves only modest room for

successful treatment programs

Kentucky – Federal Medical Center

Kentucky State PenitentiaryStatistics

• Security Status – Maximum• Opened - 1886• Inmate capacity – 856• Staff - 348• Black Inmates - 34%

Kentucky State Penitentiary

Kentucky State PenitentiaryStatistics II

• White Inmates - 65%• Other Inmates - 01%• Annual Cost Per Inmate- $23718.59• Daily Cost Per Inmate - $64.80• Annual Operating Budget -16 Million

Kentucky State Penitentiary

• Academic School- For inmate student: ranges from literacy to GED diploma• Night School – For inmate student with daytime job responsibilities: ranges

from literacy to GED diploma• Adult Technical Education – Post Secondary education: Carpentry, Auto

Body, and Electrical Technology• Pre-release Program – Intended for inmates nearing release date to help

them reintegrate them back into society and assist them with finding services to help them become responsible members of society

• Accredited by American Correctional Association

Kentucky State Penitentiary Programs

Justice

• Drug and alcohol rehabilitation • Sex Offender Treatment program• Moral Recognition Therapy• Individual Counseling- available through prison psychologist• Inmate Self Help Organizations :AA/NA, NAACP, and Protective Custody

Substance Abuse Club• Inmate Self Help Programs :Garment Plant, Bag Plant Operation,

foodservice, landscaping, legal aide, janitorial, and other opportunities for employment within the prison

Kentucky State Penitentiary Programs II

The Cell Structure

References

• Difference between prison and jail. (2009). Retrievedfrom the World Wide Web September 28,2009.www.criminal-law-lawyer-source.com/terms/jail-prison-difference.html Copyright © 2009 CriminalLaw Lawyers Source/Website and Legal Marketing developed by ejustice

• Schmallinger, F. (1991). Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the Twenty-First Century, Ninth Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education Inc.

• Kentucky Department of Corrections Kentucky State Penitentiary. (2006). Retrieved from the World Wide Web September 27 2009. www.corrections.ky.gov/ksp Copyright © 2009 Commonwealth of KentuckyAll rights reserved.© 2009 Commonwealth of Kentucky

Sing Sing Federal Prison

Song References

• Chain Gang by Sam Cooke-AOL Music PlayerArtist: Sam CookeAlbum Title: The Best of Sam CookeYear: 1965Track Number: 7Duration: 0:02:43Bit Rate: 223kbpsProtected: NoSize: 4.39 MB

• I Fought the Law by Bobby Fuller- AOL Music PlayerArtist: Bobby Fuller FourAlbum Title: Battlefield VietnamYear: 2003Track Number: 5Duration: 0:02:21Bit Rate: 128kbpsProtected: NoSize: 2.18 MB

Kentucky – Fayette County Jail Overhead