Facts and Figures of Staff
Staff faced incredibly challenging and stressful working environments in prison T or F
What is true
Define Hands-off Doctrine
"The decision Federal courts made to stay out of regulating the administration of how prisons and rules for prisoners are decided.”
T or F: Inmates rights are unconditional.
False.
T of F: Grievance Procedures aren't formal.
False, Grievance procedures ARE formal.
Staff in some large prisons can include
What is Physicians and Therapists
“A wanton disregard by corrections personnel for the well-being of the inmates”
Deliberate Indifference
What example of a conditional inmate right was given?
Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms
T of F: Grievance procedures always happen in front of a single-staff appointee.
False
As of 2022, how many were employed in corrections
What is 395,700
Does the Government prioritize safety or freedom?
what was established by the US Supreme Court case of Pell v. Procunier.
A balancing test.
A grievance procedure usually happens in front of...?
A staff and inmate hearing board, or a single staff appointee.
With 48%, correctional officers reported their symptoms of
What is feeling anxious, nervous, or on the edge
(T or F)
inmate lawsuits decreased in the past 50 yearsTrue
Inmates rights are constrained by...?
The legitimate needs of imprisonment, making them conditional
What is a Grievance Procedure?
A formal arrangement in which an incarcerated individual has the opportunity to put in a complaint about their confinement conditions.
What is $39,040 and $93,160
What does "PLRA" stand for?
The Prison Litigation Reform Act
A balancing test attempts to do what?
Attempts to weigh the rights of an individual, against the authority of states to make laws or restrict a person’s freedom to protect state interest and ensure public safety.
An inmate going before a disciplinary board is entitled to what?
Notice of the charges brought against them, Chance to organize a defense, Impartial hearing, Opportunity to present witnesses and evidence in their behalf.