Author: Francis P. AllégretPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisons
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A Medium Security Prison for Houston, Harris County, Texas
Author: Francis P. AllégretPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Prisons
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
First Available Cell
Author: Chad R. TrulsonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292773706
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court and certain governmental actions struck down racial segregation in the larger society, American prison administrators still boldly adhered to discriminatory practices. Not until 1975 did legislation prohibit racial segregation and discrimination in Texas prisons. However, vestiges of this practice endured behind prison walls. Charting the transformation from segregation to desegregation in Texas prisons—which resulted in Texas prisons becoming one of the most desegregated places in America—First Available Cell chronicles the pivotal steps in the process, including prison director George J. Beto's 1965 decision to allow inmates of different races to co-exist in the same prison setting, defying Southern norms. The authors also clarify the significant impetus for change that emerged in 1972, when a Texas inmate filed a lawsuit alleging racial segregation and discrimination in the Texas Department of Corrections. Perhaps surprisingly, a multiracial group of prisoners sided with the TDC, fearing that desegregated housing would unleash racial violence. Members of the security staff also feared and predicted severe racial violence. Nearly two decades after the 1972 lawsuit, one vestige of segregation remained in place: the double cell. Revealing the aftermath of racial desegregation within that 9 x 5 foot space, First Available Cell tells the story of one of the greatest social experiments with racial desegregation in American history.
Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prison
Author: United States Commission on Civil RightsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freedom of religion
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
From Executive summary: This report focuses on the government's efforts to enforce federal civil rights laws prohibiting religious discrimination in the administration and management of federal and state prisons. Prisoners in federal and state institutions retain certain religious exercise rights under the Constitution and statutes including the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUPIPA), the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), and the Civil rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA). Many states have similar provisions in their state constitutions and in state law modeled on RFRA. These rights must be balanced with the legitimate concerns of prisons officials, including cost, staffing, and most importantly, prison safety and security. Reconciling these rights and concerns can be a significant challenge for penal institutions, as well as courts.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563119641
Category : Correctional personnel
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Implementation Lessons Learned
Author: Lana D. HarrisonPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428960708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 29
Book Description
Privatizing Correctional Institutions
Author: Gary W. BowmanPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000949176
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
With more than one million people behind bars, the United States imprisons a larger share of its population than any other industrialized nation. This has precipitated a serious overcrowding problem with federal and state prisons currently operating well beyond capacity. Conventional efforts appear unable to cope with the increasing shortage of beds or with inadequate rehabilitation services. A bold solution is required; increasingly it is being seen to reside in the private sector. This timely volume explores the issues of private versus public financing, construction, and management of medium-and high-security prisons.Private prisons are not a new concept in the United States. They have existed in several forms since the eighteenth century. The opening chapters evaluate historical cases of prisons for profit, examining the concerns of labor, abuses of inmates, and the source and resolution of disputes between private and public sectors. These chapters argue that the experience gained through privatization does not justify current opposition from civil libertarians or labor unions.Chapters dealing with the modern contracting out of complete management and limited services document the growing trend toward privatization and instances of public/private partnership in prison industries.The assembled evidence indicates clearly that privately run prisons have shown significant cost savings and good quality of provision for prisoners while still being profitable. However, the authors caution that these promising results must be reinforced by public safeguards in the contracting stage and monitoring to assure good service and security. With the American prison system in disarray, the public interest demands that government look beyond the public or private identity of those who wish to provide correctional services and focus instead on who can provide the best services at a given cost. It is essential to state that correctional services should attain several objectives and not merely cost minimization. The analysis and recommendations presented here will aid in the task. Privatizing Correctional Institutions will be of interest to law-enforcement officials, public policy analysts, penologists, and criminologists.
American Corrections
Author: Barry KrisbergPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412974399
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
This comprehensive introduction to corrections presents an incisive view of every aspect of corrections prompting students to think critically about the complex issues involved in responding to the current crisis in the U.S. correctional system.
Criminal Justice Essentials
Author: Sue Titus ReidPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118088662
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
Revised and updated to reflect recent research and statutory changes, the Ninth Edition of Sue Titus Reid's Criminal Justice Essentials provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the U.S. criminal justice system. Represents the most thorough, legally accurate, and best-researched overview of the U.S. criminal justice system available today Anchored within the framework of the legal system and consistently includes legal decisions as a basis for much of its direction Accurately interprets the legal decisions which are cited Features references to current affairs Available in full color, including over 100 color photographs
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
Author: Prison Education Guide
Author: Human Rights Defense CenterPublisher:
ISBN: 9780981938530
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Guide to Distance Learning Education Programs for Prisoners.