CJ 2430 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Supermax Prison, White-Collar Crime, Barbed Wire
23 Oct 2017
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In prisons, about 60% of inmates are people of color. An increasing number of male inmates are in prison for drug crimes and violent crimes. Women are more likely to be incarcerated for drug crimes and property crimes. There are a higher percentage of gang presence in male prisons than female prisons. The department of corrections (doc) supervises all state correctional facilities and contains inmates who have committed crimes against the state. Inmates in the doc are more likely to be. The bureau of prisons supervises federal correctional facilities and contains inmates who have committed federal crimes (interstate commerce). Inmates in the bop are more likely to be. 92% of correctional facilities are run by a state. The majority of these facilities are in southern states. The other 8% are private of federal facilities. The current inmate population is about 2 million people. There was a huge boom due to sentencing policies and the war on drugs.
