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Corrections (REFORM (The Pennsylvania System (prisoners would not be…
Corrections
REFORM
The Pennsylvania System
prisoners would not be treated vengefully but should be convinced, through hard and selective forms of suffering, that they could change their lives
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in isolation, offenders would reflect on theirr transgressions and repent
solitary confinement would be punishment, because humans are by n ature social animals
solitary confinement would be economical, because prisoners would not need a long time to repent, and so fewer keepers would be needed and the cost of clothing would be lower
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isolation, penance, contemplation, labor, silence
inmates kept in their cells for eting, sleeping, and working
bible reading ,work on crafts in cell
The New York System
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strict discipline, obedience, labor, silence
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JAILS
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role
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expect that the agency that arrests and transports defendants to court should also administer the facility that holds them
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inmate characteristics
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most jail conditions are old, overcrowded, and lacking in basic facilities
law of corrections
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most judges felt that prisoners and probationers didnt have protected rights and that courts should not interfere with the operational agencies dealing with probation, prisons, and parole
since 1960s, offenders have gained access to the courts to contest correctional officers' decisions and challenge aspects of their punishment that they believe violate basic rights
rights of prisoners
Cooper v Pate (1964)
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court stated that through the Civil Rights Act of 1871 state prisoners were persons whose rights are protected by the constitution
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