What is one challenge to achieving justice in America, and how can it be addressed?

Vocab

100

correctional institutions maintained by federal and state governments for the confinement of convicted felons

prisons

200

correctional institutions designed to hold the most aggressive and incorrigible offenders

Maximum security prisons 

300

a condition of release from a correctional institution in which one has served a part of his or her maximum sentence, requiring the offender to maintain good behavior and remain in the custody 

Parole

400

a release from prison required by statute when an inmate has served for a time period equal to thier full prison sentence

Mandatory release

Issues

100

What is the most commonly used form of incarceration

Retribution

200

A punishment inflicted on a person who has harmed other people and deserves to be penalized

Retribution

300

What is the cost of incarceration per year per inmate

65k

400

Which three states are the top for the most incarcerated inmates 

Florida, Texas and California 

Comparisons

100

Compared to Scandinavian prisons, the us re-offenders rate is more than ___ the rate of Scandinavian prisons 

1/2

200

as U.S prisons are more solitary and ¨closed¨ off, Nordic countries prions are usually referred to as ___ Prisons 

Open

300

served to inmates in U.S. prisons as punishment for infractions, It is designed to be nutritionally complete while being unappetizing, often containing mashed ingredients like vegetables, beans, and meat

Loaf/ Prison Loaf

400

Brazil has the third largest holding capacity with far worse overcrowding, often exceeding ____% capacity

135%

history

100

Prison corruption dates back to 19th century penitentiary prisons, in which guards would accept ____ to turn a blind eye to activities within the prison.

Bribes 

200

inmates in private prisons are less likely to receive ____ compared to those in public facilities, often resulting in longer periods of incarceration

Parole

300

The first modern private prison in the United States was established in ____ in Tennessee by the Corrections Corporation of America

1984

400

_________ was created in the late 18th century by Quakers Pen in Pennsylvania as a humane alternative to corporal punishment and the death penalty.

Solitary Punishment