Jail & Prison

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Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Cara Brown CJA/234 June 13h, 2013 University of Phoenix Jordan Williams Jails and Prisons are often used interchangeably. In fact, many believe that these the two meanings are the same. Even though it is true that the policy behind the establishment of jails and prisons are the same, which is to punish, correct and rehabilitate criminal offenders, the two meanings provide for different aspects in achieving the policy. Both jails and prisons components are under the criminal justice system which is called corrections. The corrections are the component of the criminal justice system which is in charge of the supervision of individuals within the criminal justice system, i.e., suspects and convicted offenders. Included in the corrections are the probation, parole, community corrections and incarceration. Jails and prisons serve the purpose of housing the offenders. They are both places of incarceration for men or women. In other words, it is a place where one should not be in. A jail is the place of confinement for two classes of people – the pretrial felony or misdemeanor detainees who are housed inside the jail to ensure that they are safely held and that they do not escape until their trial or release and those who have been convicted and serving their sentences for less than 1 year. In view of its purpose, jails do not typically focus on altering the behavior of the inmates and their main concern is to manage these inmates safely. In contrast, prisons are places which provide long-term confinement for those who have been convicted of felony for more
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