Prisons and Jails
The standard prison facilities used to house most criminals; features caged style-housing with armed guards
What is medium security
American prisons began with early confinement in what year
What is 1700
Guarantees freedom of speech
What is the 1st Amendment
Requires that an offender serve weekends in a confinement while undergoing probationary supervision in the community
What is Mixed sentencing
Inmate is Suicidal
What is SUIC
A prisoner re-entry strategy in which inmates receive supervised conditional early release
What is parole
Which era was plagued with events that changed the Texas Prison System dramatically
What is the Reform Era
Excessive bail shall not be required
What is the 8th Amendment
Allows an offender to leave during work hours and in emergencies combined with electronic monitoring
What is Home Confinement
Inmate is violent toward law enforcement
What is 10-C
A state or federal confinement that has custodial authority over adults sentenced to confinement
What is prison
Which era was characterized by the creation of the Texas State Penitentiary
What are the Formative Years
The right to a Grand Jury; forbids double jeopardy and self incrimination
What is the 5th Amendment
The use of nontraditional sentences in lieu of imprisonment and fines
What is alternative sentencing strategies
US Supreme Court ruled the electric chair cruel and unusual punishment
What is 1972
A program that uses boot camps to demonstrate the reality of prison life
What is Shock Incarceration
A combination of brief incarceration followed by probation
What is Split sentencing
The right to bear arms
What is the 2nd Amendment
A wide range of sentences that depend on correctional resources available in the community, permitting convicted offenders to remain in the community.
What is Community corrections
Laws governing offenses that are public and relate to the government
What are Laws
The law of retaliation "eye for an eye"
What is Lex Talionis
Bondable charges that have not been plead on
What is Alias
All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens
What is the 14th Amendment
A prisoner reentry strategy in which inmates receive supervised conditional early release
What is Parole
A city judge
Who is a Magistrate