Archive for June, 2009

How is the environment or socials different between jails and prisons?

Say a convicted rapist gets sent to jail for 6 months while another gets sent to PRISON for 50 years. How will the guy in jail for 6 months b treated different than a guy in prison or the same? Give examples of different crimes for each people in jail or prison, how they'd be [...]

What should a wealthy person expecting jail do with their assets?

Let's say that a wealthy person is charged with a crime and expects to do jail time (years). What do they do with all of their money and possessions while they are in jail? It doesn't make sense to have a Ferrari sitting in a garage for 5 years. Do they liquidate and put the [...]

How can i do an inmate search at the Indiana Correctional Facility?

You can do a search at http://in.gov/indcorrection/search.htm You can search by first and last name, just last name, or by offender number.

What alternative correctional facilities should be introduced?

How should be criminals re-integrated into society as normal people? Appearantly prisons have difficulties with that. On the contrary, the environment may make the imprisoned only more deviant. What do you think should be done? Execution or putting them on a remote island are not options, of course. There are several options. The best one [...]

How often do the NYS Corrections Dept, Fire Dept and Police Dept have exams?

The Police Dept. is having another exam in June. Check out this website http://www.nypd2.org/html/recruit/policeofficer.html The FDNY exam was just give on the 20th and unfortunately, they give exams only once every four years. http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/community/employment_index.shtml The Department of Corrections is giving their next exam in April… http://www.docs.state.ny.us/jobs/jobs.html

When was the last prison riot in the Illnois Department of Corrections?

I need to know details, what happened, how many injured, number of fatalities. Or just where i could possibly get any information as this is for a research paper. http://edition.cnn.com/US/9510/prison_riots/index.html This is the Federal Pen in Greenville IL

Would you be more angry about the abuses at Abu Ghraib or on our own military bases?

abuse of new recruits and veterans is common and sadly accepted behavior. i am not speaking of tough basic training but balatant documented medical abuse. i have personal knowledge of a base that is doing just this: denial of medical treatment of injured recruits, verbal abuse for being hurt, recommending discharge because of injuries then [...]

What is some of the controversities dealing with juvenile incarceration?

I am trying to do a term paper and the subject is juvenile justice. I must have information on the probation,community treatment,and institutionalization. Including controversities and statistics. Even if you can give me a site to look at would help. Juvenile Incarceration is a contentious issue. Some feel it is necessary for the protection of [...]

How can I find out the details of a case regarding a federal inmate?

Is there a free way, other than asking the inmate himself?And, can I accomplish this online? If there are no free ways, then I'd be interested in any way that I can find out the details of a case regarding a federal inmate. The Bureau of Prisons will release the crime that the inmate was [...]

What Prevents Inmates Escaping From Jail From Helicopters Flying To The Yard?

I'm just curious to know why this doesn't happen often and what prevents it. Usually the prison yard where the inmates have recreation has no roof and they are only surrounded by a fence. I wanted to what exactly prevents this from happening; since it doesn't happen to often. I will add just a little [...]