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Prisons

Prisons. Prisons. Also referred to as penitentiary and correctional facilities People in prison are said to be incarcerated. Penitentiary. Places of confinement to remove offenders from the environment and make them work, isolating them in cells Were attacked as cruel and barbaric.

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Prisons

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  1. Prisons

  2. Prisons • Also referred to as penitentiary and correctional facilities • People in prison are said to be incarcerated

  3. Penitentiary • Places of confinement to remove offenders from the environment and make them work, isolating them in cells • Were attacked as cruel and barbaric

  4. Correctional Institution • Places of confinement to reform offenders into law-abiding people who worked

  5. 1971-present • The rehab piece of it is vanishing • It’s about retribution, incapacitation, and deterrence

  6. Costs

  7. Security Levels • Super Max • Maximum • Medium • Minimum

  8. Super Max • The “worst of the worst” • Those who pose a threat to national security • Have individual cells • Are in lock down 23 hours a day • One hour exercise by themselves • Meals served through cell door • Every move is monitored by surveilance

  9. Maximum • Need to provide maximum internal and external supervision of inmates • High security perimeters, many check points inside • Inmates present serious escape risks or pose serious threats to themselves or others • Supervision is direct and constant

  10. Medium • Inmates present a moderate escape risk or may pose a threat to other inmates. • Supervision is still constant and direct but more work and program opportunities available

  11. Minimum • The goal is to return the inmate to a greater sense of responsibility and independence • Inmates not considered a serious risk to others. • Program participation typically mandated and geared to reintegrating them into society. • Access to the community is limited and under the supervision of staff members

  12. Prisons in MN • Adult Facilities • MCF-Faribault • MCF-Lino Lakes • MCF-Oak Park Heights • MCF-Rush City • MCF-St. Cloud • MCF-Shakopee • MCF-Stillwater • MCF-Willow River/Moose Lake (CIP) • Juvenile Facilities • MCF-Red Wing • MCF-Togo

  13. Faribault • Largest prison in MN – nearly 2000 inmates • Medium security (minimum outside the gates)

  14. Lino Lakes • Used to be a juvenile facility • Now houses adult males • Medium security • Most serious sex offenders are housed there

  15. Oak Park Heights • MN only maximum security prison • Doesn’t compare to Super Max, however • House inmates from other states also

  16. Shakopee • Women’s facility – only one in the state (500+ inmates) • Houses all levels of offenders • No perimeter wall or fence • Chemical dependency treatment unit, parenting unit and education unit • Once a month kids can stay with mom • Cosmetology, office support classes, other college classes offered • Service dog training program (service dogs)

  17. What is the difference between a prison and a jail? • Jails – county facilities • Keep adults while they wait for trial • Punishing them for less than a year once they have been convicted

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