The United States retains its top position in the list of the countries with the highest incarceration rates in the world with 5% of the world population and nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners. As the states in the United States adopt “truth in sentencing laws”, inmates or prisoners or
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You may have a friend or a family member in prison. You may be worried about his or her mental health and now you wonder about the cost of mental health care in prisons. If so, here is the information about the cost of mental health care in prisons according
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For those who want to know information about prison-based Vocational Education programs in California, you have to read this entire article. Here we are going to talk about that. So, make sure you do not go anywhere. A Brief History of Prison-Based Vocational Education Programs in California Vocational education program
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One of the jobs available in the Department of Correction is a Correctional Officer. Correctional Officers actually play a critical role in the legal system where they are responsible to supervise those who have been arrested or are awaiting trial. It is known that Correctional Officers do several important tasks,
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The Treatment of Person with Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails: A State Survey is the research from the Treatment Advocacy Center. For those who are not familiar with the Treatment Advocacy Center, it refers to a national nonprofit organization that has the goal to eliminate barriers to the timely
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When you come to this page, you may want to know the reason why rehabilitation is important in prisons and better than punishment. To find that explanation, you have to read this article until the end. What is Rehabilitation and Punishment? Before we explain the reasons why rehabilitation is important
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