Prison Environment Essay

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Prison Environment CJS/230 Prison Environment To define a prison accurately would be dependent upon the security level; the different levels change the atmosphere and design. Generally, a prison is an overcrowded, confined, dreary, stressful, and depressing milieu. Many of the cells have bunk beds, within a several feet of the inmates bunk is the sink and toilet. There is not any way impossible to have any privacy as there are normally two inmates to a cell. Prison life can be very treacherous. Overcrowding exaggerates conflicts and tensions that occur on an average day, which makes the task of keeping the prison secure and safe. Inmates within the prison as a rule are joined by racial groups; at times the racial groups are joined together by gang affiliation. The prison’s surroundings impact the institutional management and custody by the mounting populace and the gangs within the facility. The rise of gang membership has divided the shared system into contending groups, which amplifies the potential for violence. During daily interactions, general management needs to show respect as well as sensitivity to the different ethnic groups. Procedures were established to battle gangs in the system, which include; segregation, isolating the leaders of the gangs, classifying, and labeling members of the gangs who have been in general population. Special corrections officer response teams were formed to manage inmates, which are the Corrections Emergency Response Team (Cert), Special Operation Response Team (SORT), and Special Response Teams (SRT’s) to help deal with fights; those that refuse to follow orders, and those who assault members of staff. To secure the prison a sally port (vehicle control) controls traffic coming and going. Once inside the gate there would be a head count of all inmates to know

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