Vocabulary
This is a place where people go when they are punished for a crime.
Prisons
This person investigates crimes and collects evidence to solve cases.
Detective
This is a type of prison where inmates are kept alone in a small cell for 22–24 hours a day.
Solitary Confinement
This is a criminal group that works together and often controls illegal activities in a city or prison.
Gangs
This word means someone is taken by the police because they are believed to have done something illegal.
Arrested
This person works in a prison and is responsible for watching inmates and keeping order.
Correctional Officer
This U.S. prison is known for its strict Security Housing Unit (SHU) and 6x9 feet isolation cells.
Pelican Bay State Prison
This is when a prisoner leaves jail illegally without permission.
Escapes
Rules made by a country or city that people must follow.
Laws
This person works in a courtroom and defends people who are accused of a crime.
Lawyer
This type of condition includes hallucinations, anxiety, and depression, and can be made worse by long periods of isolation.
Mental illness
This device can fly over prisons and is sometimes used to drop illegal items or gather information from above.
Drone
This word means a person is not guilty of a crime
Innocent
This person manages the entire prison and is responsible for all staff, rules, and safety inside the facility.
Warden
In Prison Break, this main character deliberately gets himself sent to prison to help his brother escape, and he is often placed in harsh conditions, including isolation.
Michael Scofield
This is the use of extreme physical or psychological force to punish or extract information, and it is illegal under international law.
Torture
This means treating people unfairly or badly because of who they are or what they are accused of
Discrimination
This group of people listens to the evidence in a court case and decides if the accused is guilty or not guilty.
Jury
This is a verb meaning to stab someone with a home-made or improvised weapon.
Shanking
This is a prison program where inmates learn new skills, education, or receive counselling to help them change their behaviour instead of being isolated.
Rehabilitation