Archive for April, 2010

What percentage of jail time do you do in Duval county Jails?

When you get sentenced in jail, you don’t always do the whole time of the sentencing. There’s a percentage that you do serve. Anyone know what that is for Duval County Jail in Jacksonville FL? No set amount – it’s usually dependent on the percent of capacity of the jail as well as the prisoner’s [...]

Should male offenders be mandated to pay for their incarceration?

Prisons are not as profitable as they thought they would be. If a man is incarcerated for a serious crime such as rape or murder, shouldn’t he pay for food medicine and clothes and electricity, water? I don’t consider women’s prisons because there are not nearly as many No. These people would have no way [...]

What Percentage of Inmates Actually Change After Prison?

I need to know a close percentage of inmates that actually change to good after prison. Also if you have any other facts that would be great. Thanks in advance. I did try, why do you think I’m asking here? Thanks to the first answer, but I need a percentage. If I remember right the [...]

How did the abu ghraib torutre get discovered?

I heard that a woman turned in some of the pictures and they did the interrogation but wiki says differently… Thanks! Yes. A woman in our military who had a very strong conscience, turned in the photos. Now SHE’S an American hero in my book!

How do Americans make Judges accountable for their Decisions? Such as wrongful incarceration?

Is the Judge guilty of a Tort if he sends the wrong man to prison? Since a judge isn’t the one who decides guilt, even if there was a possible tort for this, he wouldn’t be the one responsible. In general, all actions a judge takes in his/her official capacity are protected by immunity, both [...]

what is the over crowdedness of correctional facilities today?

what alternatives can you suggest for dealing with people who simply use drugs and do not commit other crime? Get rid of drug laws and make drugs legal I believe that would solve a lot of these problems. Just using jail as a punishment only for those who commit violent acts or other more serious [...]

What is an inmates expiration date? Does the inmate have to serve all of his time until this date or is there?

Is there any way an inmate can be released before his sentence expiration date? What is a sentence expiration? My fiance’s parole eligibility date is June 4th but his sentence expiration is Feb. 24, 2012. Can someone please explain this? its pretty simple if he gets parole he gets out after his parole hearing if [...]

Wanting to write to international prisoners in the Philippines or Indonesia jails?

I am interested in writing to incacerated english speaking prisoners in overseas prisons. Does anyone know of a website I can go to that I am able to make contact? Would prefer the Philippines if someone can reccommend a site? Thanks =) Sorry to say kid, but your wasting your time. There is no website. [...]

Do prison inmates have the right to kill in self defense?

I’m just curious. Do inmates have the right to use lethal force to defend themselves if threatened with lethal force by other inmates? Do they even have the right to fight back in self defense? Yes. Although the circumstances that would rise to permit the use of lethal force would be pretty uncommon, they certainly [...]

In California how many Juvenile Halls and County Jails are there?

I am looking for the total number of Juvenile Hall and County jails in California thank you. There are many————–Camp McNair,Sylmar Juvenile Hall,Central Juvenile Hall,California Youth Authority (CYA) ,Southern Reception Center-Clinic , Ventura County Juvenile Hall Probation is in charge of running 19 camps with a bed capacity for 2,125 minors. Youth Correctional Facilities• â—¦N.A. [...]