a place to detain people awaiting trial

the practice of correctional officials selling the labor of inmates to private business

The newest form of a maximum-security prison that uses high-level security measures to incapacitate the nation's most dangerous criminals

direct-supervision and in direct-supervision

a state or federal correctional institution for incarceration of felony offenders for terms of one year or more

prison system first used in New York that allowed inmates to engage in group activities such as work, meals, and recreation

A correctional institution that houses dangerous felons and maintains strict security measures, high walls, and limited contact with the outside world

medium-security prison

term used for early prisons, so named because inmates were supposed to do penitence for their sins

the practice of leasing inmates to a business for a fixed annual fee

a short term militaristic correctional facility in which inmates undergo intensive physical conditioning and discipline

a less secure institution that houses nonviolent offenders and provides more opportunities for contact with the outside world

abandoned ships anchored in harbors and used in 18th century England to house prisoners

The correctional model used in Pennsylvania that isolated inmates from one another so they would be prevented from planning escapes, make them easy to manage and give them time to experience penitence

a less secure institution that houses nonviolent offenders and provides more opportunities for contact with the outside world

an 18th century institution that housed convicted criminals in Philadelphia

a correctional philosophy grounded on the belief that inmates are sick people who need treatment rather than punishment in order to help them reform

the least secure institution, which houses white-collar and nonviolent offenders,