Who Am I?
Director of Irish Prisons and the "Father of Parole".
Who is Sir Walter Crofton?
A person held in protective custody
An individual facing criminal charges
An offender accused of violating parole
A person awaiting transfer to military authorities
Who are people who may be found in a jail?
Neither a right nor a privilege, access to this service while incarcerated helps to minimize the impact of prisonization.
What is visitation?
The state that is responsible for the greatest number of executions performed in the U.S. since 1976.
What is Texas?
An item - including an extra pair of socks - not authorized by the prison rules.
What is contraband?
The character in Shawshank Redemption who best embodies the colonizer inmate typology.
Who is Brooks (Halten)?
Murder of a judge in retaliation for a judicial decision
Murder of a child under the age of 15
Murder of more than one person in a single event
Murder of an inmate while serving a life sentence
What are capital offenses in Texas?
The institution type that processes over 7 million admissions every year.
What is the jails?
The law enforcement agency typically responsible for the operation of a local jail.
What is the Sheriff's Office?
The socialization process by which new inmates adjust to the prison environment.
What is prisonization?
Executed by Texas on April 30th despite controversy surrounding the sentencing jury's decision regarding future dangerousness.
Who is James Broadnax?
Higher level of educational attainment
Serving time for a drug-related offense
More likely to be employed at the time of intake
41 years old, on average
What are characteristics of the federal prison population?
A federal security classification that is typically reserved for individuals who have attempted escape or posed a danger to other inmates while incarcerated.
What is administrative maximum (ADMAX)?
The entity traditionally responsible for granting discretionary release.
What is the parole board?
The test used to determine whether an inmate's lack of medical care violated the 8th amendment.
What is "deliberate indifference"?
The first person executed by electric chair in the U.S.
Who is William Kemmler?
Longevity
Sincerity of Belief
Identifiable Structure
What are the requirements of a recognized religion in prison?
If it poses a clear and present danger, a correctional institution may deny an inmate access to this "right".
What is mail?
The branch of government responsible for granting a commutation.
What is the executive branch?
A solution to prison overcrowding that involves building more prisons.
What is a brick and mortar solution?
First Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
Who is Sanford Bates?
The passage of the 18th Amendment
The War on Drugs
The Volstead Act and the Harrison Narcotics Act
The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984
What are reasons for the growth/overcrowding of the federal inmate population?
The jail design which places an officer directly in the housing unit for continuous supervision.
What is the new-generation (direct supervision) jail?
The agency responsible for the supervision of prisons and state jail facilities in the state of Texas.
What is the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)?
The legislation that defines, manages, and records instances of sexual assault in prison is known by these four letters.
What are P R E and A?