Prison Life - Corrections

Prison Life - CorrectionsCh. 141

Total InstitutionAn enclosed facility, separated from society both socially and physically, where the inhabitants share all aspects of their lives dailyErving Goffman1961 studyChapter 14 Highlights Male Inmates WorldPrison ArgotInmate Types Female Inmates World Staff WorldCorrectional officers Prison Riots Prisoners Rights Issues Facing Prisons Today Marios Story

Prison LifeMarios Story Who is he? Watch his story. Feedback Where is he now?

4Gresham Sykes Sheldon Messinger5 elements of prison code1960Dont interfere with the interests of other inmates. Never rat on a con.Dont lose your head. Play it cool and do your own time.Dont exploit inmates. Dont steal. Dont break your word. Be right.Dont whine. Be a man.Dont be a sucker. Dont trust the guards or staff.Prisonization

5Prison Argot: The Language of ConfinementC:\Examples of Prison Examples of Prison ArgotMatching Game

69 Prison Lifestyles and Inmate Types

Mean Dude Hedonist Opportunist Retreatist Legalist Radical Colonizer Religious Realist

What type am I?What type am I?What type am I?7

Prison Inmates by Gender and Ethnicity in state and federal prisonsFemale Offenders and Institutions Most in towns < 25,000Most not designed to house femalesNumber rising

SquareCOOLLIFEEster HeffernanTypes of Female Inmates

Female Inmates WorldSocial Structure in Womens Prison10The Staff World

11Correctional Officer Main GoalsProvide security for community incarcerating those who break the lawPromote smooth & effective functioning of institutionEnsure incarceration is secure but humaneGive inmates opportunity to develop a positive lifestyle while incarcerated - employment skills

Hierarchy of Prison Staff

Profile of Correctional Personnel in Adult State and Local Correctional Facilities

Types of Correctional OfficersDictatorFriendMerchantTurnkeyClimberReformer

Correctional officer quizPrison RiotsKentucky Prison riPrison Riot Clip

1970 1980 = Explosive DecadeKentucky Prison Riot Clip16

Attica PrisonNew York1971

43 Deaths 80 Wounded

New Mexico StatePenitentiary 1980Many mutilatedand tortured33 inmates died> 200 other inmates beaten and sexually assaultedPrison virtually destroyed

Explosive Decade over but still see violenceAtlanta, GAFederalPenitentiary 11 Days - 1987

Cuban and American prisoners seized control of the maximum security facility and took more than 100 federal prison staff members hostage.

Oakdale, LouisianaFederal Detention Center

Dissatisfaction of Cuban Inmates1993Similar to AtlantaBut less intenseCauses of Riots Insensitive prison admin. and neglected inmates demands Lifestyles most inmates are familiar with on the streets Dehumanizing prison conditions To regulate inmate society and redistribute power balances among inmate groups Power vacuums created by changes in prison admin., transfer of influential inmates

Building TendersTough inmates who were given almost free rein by prison administrators in keeping other inmates in line, especially in many of the stats worst prisonsIncrease in Gangs in TexasPerhaps due to ending BuildingTendersPower Vacuum

Stages in Riots ExplosionOrganization into inmate-led groupsConfrontation with authorityTermination through negotiation or physical confrontationReaction and explanation, usually by investigative commissions

Prisoners RightsPell v. Procunier1974Inmate Rights24Issues facing prisons todayAIDSGeriatric OffendersMentally Ill25Procunier v. Martinez19321s t ammendment rightsVisitationsCensoring Mail