Archive for July, 2009

How much does it cost to house prisoners in private jails relative to public ones?

Any information on the relative safety for guards and inmates or relative hours spent in rehabilitation versus detention/labor would also be appreciated. Any information on the relative safety for guards and inmates or relative hours spent in rehabilitation versus detention/labor would also be appreciated. And yes starting with the ‘Justice System Improvement Act’ of 1972 [...]

What are to down sides of jail breaking my ipod touch?

So I just got an iPod touch for my B-day and I was thinking about jail breaking it. My sister jail broke her iphone and had alot of wonderful amps on it. If I jailbreak my iPod can I pick up viruses or something. I don’t want to ruin it the first week I got [...]

Inmate search canada?

hey were wondering how do we find inmate names in canada jail because were trying to search my bro up and see if he is in the edmonton jail HElllllllllp You’ll have to call for that info. Jails don’t put out a roster unless it’s long term, prisons do provide a roster.

how many correctional facilities are there in the state of Michigan and where are they located?

i need this quetion for my criminal justice class paper that is due this saturday I’m not sure of the answer, but I’d bet that you could find it with a little bit of Google-ing. Cheers!!

how do you speed up the process to get into the ca.dept.of corrections?

i took the test and physical already and was wondering whats the average wait time for the whole process normally? rob a bank, and you’ll be in the ca dept of corrections!!

Why does it take longer for some people to enter the Department of Corrections than others??

I usually keep up with prisoners in my local jail system. It seems that some sentenced to DOC spend longer waiting to get in than others, why is that?? It could have something to do with pending court dates, how populated the correctional facility is, and possible many others…

With the shooting of the Koran by a soldier and Abu Ghraib tortures do Iraqis miss Saddam?

Of course, estimate of civilian dead ranges between 78000 to 650000 and apparently water and electrical services are very intermittent in Iraq… Yup…..and I heard a Iraqi say that it was better under Saddam because they had food, housing, energy, and most of all, Saddam kept all those religious groups under one hat…

Has any country in the world ever considered military service instead of incarceration for certain crimes?

Here in the U.S., we have problems with prison over-crowding and I am not sure if any country has considered offering military service instead of jail time in certain cases. I have not found anything on the Internet that directly addresses that topic. The US has done this in the past. As late as WWII [...]

What sort of preparation happens before an execution? Does the inmate get sedated?

Do they drug them up on anything to calm them down? Do they have to wear any special clothes? What things do they do to the inmate, procedures do they go through before killing them? Inmates CAN be sedated prior to execution. Refer to Page 43 of CA protocol manual for execution preparation: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/News/2007_Press_Releases/docs/RevisedProtocol.pdf Additionally, [...]

What time do inmates usually get out of jail on their outdates?

My boyfriend is in Harris county jail and I was wondering what time do inmates usually get out of jail on their outdate? When the guards and Judge feel like letting him out. They will make him wait it out as long as they can. But it depends if he is bonded out or if [...]