Jails and Prisons
The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails, and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3,666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however, that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities.
The Crime Museum stated “There are four main types of prisons; the four types of prisons are Juvenile, Minimum, Medium, and High Security, Psychiatric, and Military. Any person who is under the age of 18 is considered to be a juvenile. Anyone …show more content…
Jails often operate several programs such as work release programs, drug counseling, and other specialized services. Jails also perform educational services that include substance abuse, and job relocation services while dealing with inmate behavior. The Sheriff’s department also stated “Prisons are operated by state governments and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and are designed to hold individuals convicted of crimes” . Prison systems operate several programs that include halfway houses, and centers for work. Inmates that are assigned these facilities are normally at the end of their …show more content…
Public safety is protected. Victims and local communities receive restitution from felons who work in their present jobs and/or in restitution programs. Community service programs also increase” (Nieto, 1996, p. 1). The role of probation and parole has changed through the years as crimes have changed. Parole and probation can be used as an alternatives to sentence time. Probation normally occurs prior to and instead of jail time. Parole is an early release from prison. In both probation and parole, the party is supervised, expected to follow certain rules, and guidelines. The rules and regulations that he or she follow are called conditions of parole, or probation conditions, he or she is expected to submit to warrantless searches, without probable