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| An early form of correctional facility that emphasized separating inmates from society and from one another |
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| A system in which inmates were kept separate from one another at all times, with daily activities taking place in individual cells |
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| A system in which inmates were kept in separate cells during the night but worked together in the daytime under a code of enforced silence |
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| A model of corrections in which the psychological and biological roots of an inmate’s criminal behavior are identified and treated |
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| A correctional institution designed and organized to control and discipline dangerous felons. |
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| A correctional facility characterized by extremely strict control and supervision over the inmates |
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| A disciplinary action taken by prison officials in which all inmates are ordered to their quarters and nonessential prison activities are suspended |
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| A correctional institution that uses less restrictive measures to control inmates. |
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| A correctional institution designed to allow inmates a great deal of freedom of movement. |
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| The prison official who is ultimately responsible for the organization and performance of a correctional facility |
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| Correctional facilities operated by a private corporation instead of the government. |
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| ) A facility, usually operated by county government, used to hold persons awaiting trial or those who have been found guilty of misdemeanors |
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| Individuals who cannot post bail after arrest or are not released on their own recognizance and are therefore forced to spend the time prior to their trial incarcerated in jail. |
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| Time spent in jail prior to trial and given as credit toward the sentence to be served by a person found guilty |
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