What are the major types of prisons and what are they used for?
What will be an ideal response?
Federal prisons house individuals convicted of violations of federal law. In addition
to the federal prison system, each state maintains its own prison system. While the
majority of offenders are held in government facilities, both the federal and state prison
systems have used private prisons to help deal with the prison overcrowding crisis over
the past four decades. There are also military prisons that house individuals who are
members of the armed forces who engage in criminal behavior. Finally, there are also
psychiatric prisons that house offenders that either have significant mental health
issues, or were found guilty but mentally ill by a court of law.
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Diversion programs are usually supervised by:
A) parole officers. B) diversion officers and diversion departments. C) juvenile courts. D) probation officers and probation departments.
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a. wool-sorters' disease b. spore infection c. nerve agent d. none of the above
Punishments that fall somewhere between prison and probation are referred to as ___________ sanctions
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word