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Chapter 6
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Administrative Maximum United
States Penitentiary (ADMAX)
Administrative Maximum United
States Penitentiary (ADMAX)
refers to the super-max penitentiary also called USP-Florence-ADX
administrative segregation unit
administrative segregation unit
a supermax cell in a maximum-security prison or jail
Ashurst-Sumners Act
Ashurst-Sumners Act
passed in 1935 by Congress, the Act made it a crime for the interstate transportation
of prison-made goods whose laws restricted their sale
body cavity searches
body cavity searches
an intrusive examination of inmates’ mouths, anuses, and vaginas
campers
campers
the lowest risk of all federal prisoners; most are white-collar criminals or other
nonviolent offender
campus-design prison
campus-design prison
closely resembles a small college rather than a prison, there are clusters of living units,
and patrols are downplayed
classification officer
classification officer
may be called case managers or case workers; they are generally considered to be
noncustodial support staff positioned between the custodial and treatment staff
consensus-based classification
systems
consensus-based classification
systems
prison personnel, based on their experiences with problem inmates, identify the
factors that determine risk
contract system
contract system
prison wardens sold inmate labor to private vendors who provided the necessary
machinery, tools, raw materials, and even supervisory staff
Correctional Classification Profile
Correctional Classification Profile
adopted by 10 percent of states; this profile assesses an inmate’s needs based on the
risk posed to the institution and the public
courtyard-design prison
courtyard-design prison
relies on the institution’s walls for security; considered to be one of the more modern
prison plans
custody
custody
the legal or physical control of a person
Custody Determination Model
custody determination model
adopted by a quarter of states; developed by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC),
this model bases custody and security assignments on such factors as the offender’s
expression of violence before and after incarceration, history of alcohol and drug abuse,
and the severity of the current offense
dehumanization
dehumanization
the process of stripping inmates of their personhood
drug education
drug education
an information-oriented program available to almost all inmates in federal facilities
equity-based classification systems
equity-based classification systems
an attempt to treat all inmates the same and only consider those factors that relate to
the current offense or the nature of the crime
Federal Correctional Complex (FCC)
Federal Correctional Complex (FCC)
an administrative unit operated by the BOP
Federal Correctional Institutions
(FCIs)
Federal Correctional Institutions
(FCIs)
medium security facility federal facility, the perimeters are double-fenced
Federal Detention Centers (FDCs)
Federal Detention Centers (FDCs)
hold short-term federal detainees
Federal Medical Center (FMC)
Federal Medical Center (FMC)
a medical facility to treat inmates
Federal Prison Camps (FPCs)
Federal Prison Camps (FPCs)
all federal minimum-security facilities they have limited or no perimeter fencing
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
BOP work program formed in 1934
Federal Transfer Center (FTC)
Federal Transfer Center (FTC)
facility responsible for coordinating the movement of inmates between other facilities
Hawes-Cooper Act
Hawes-Cooper Act
An act signed by President Hoover that made all inmate-manufactured goods
transported through a state subject to that state’s laws
inmate counts
inmate counts
a staff member physically views each inmate and counts them
joint-venture programs
joint-venture programs
sometimes called Free Venture Programs they a collaboration between prison
administrators and the private sector
lease system
lease system
a modification of the contract system where private vendors paid a fixed fee, generally
to the warden for prison labor
linear design
linear design
among the oldest designs in use; one- or two-person cells line a hallway; COs control
movement in and out of the cell area from one end of the hallway
maximum security
maximum security
the highest security level found in most prison systems that is reserved for inmates
who pose the greatest threat to society
medium security
medium security
less restrictive and regimented than maximum security; usually called a correctional
facility or institution
Metropolitan Correctional
Centers/Metropolitan Detention
Centers (MCCs/ MDCs)
Metropolitan Correctional
Centers/Metropolitan Detention
Centers (MCCs/ MDCs)
administrative-security prisons
minimum security
minimum security
least restrictive form of prison custody, they often resemble college campuses,
ranches, farms, or work camps
modified linear design
modified linear design
sally ports control access from a central security area to clusters of cells, which may
share a common area
nonresidential drug abuse
treatment
nonresidential drug abuse
treatment
an outpatient program consisting of individual and group counseling, self-help groups,
and seminars
podular design
podular design
generally a triangle-shaped structure lined with individual cells that share a central day
area
prediction-based classification
systems
prediction-based classification
systems
base inmate classifications on a range of legal, psychological, social, and even medical
information about the offender
Private Sector/Prison Industries
Enhancement Certification
(PS/PIEC)
Private Sector/Prison Industries
Enhancement Certification
(PS/PIEC)
enacted by Congress (1979), the law removed most of the restrictions placed on
inmate/manufactured goods by the Hawes-Cooper and Ashurst-Sumners acts
radial-design prison
radial-design prison
built around a central Times Square sally port area; only a few active prisons in the US
with this design
residential drug abuse treatment
program
residential drug abuse treatment
program
a voluntary program for inmates with serious drug-related problems
rites of passage
rites of passage
rituals that reinforce the idea that the inmates are no longer free
sally port
sally port
an entryway secured by two steel or barred doors with glass or screen inserts; a
secure hallway connects the door that is operated electronically or manually, but both
doors cannot open at the same time
Satellite Prison Camps (SPCs)
Satellite Prison Camps (SPCs)
minimum-security camps operated by the BOP adjacent to a main facility their primary
function is to house an accessible workforce for the more secure facility
Secure Female Facility (SFF)
Secure Female Facility (SFF)
special use facility located at USP Hazelton (WV) that exclusively houses female
offenders
shakedowns
shakedowns
searches of cell areas and inmates for weapons, drugs, and other contraband
state-use system
state-use system
developed in the late 1800s it created a shared marked in which prison labor does not
compete directly with private industry
supermax prison
supermax prison
exceeds even maximum-security prisons in control and custody; reserved for the
inmates who pose such a threat to other prisoners and staff that they need to be
locked up 23 hours a day in single-person cells
telephone-pole design prison
telephone-pole design prison
has a central corridor (the pole) for easy movement; wings set at right angles house
the cells and functional and administrative areas
total institution
total institution
physical and social environments in which others control nearly every aspect of
residents’ daily lives
treatment
treatment
term borrowed from medicine and refers to a type of therapy associated with a
particular diagnosis
UNICOR
UNICOR
the Federal Prison Industries’ trade name that employs and provides job skill training, contributes to the
safety and security of federal prisons by keeping inmates occupied, produces market-priced quality
goods for sale to the federal government, operates in a self-sustaining manner, and minimizes any
negative impact on private business and labor
US Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
US Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
developed a system of management adopted by 75 percent of the states which focuses on a number of
factors, including the severity of the current offense, the time the inmate may serve on the current
sentence and the inmate’s history of incarceration, escapes and violence
US Penitentiaries (USPs)
US Penitentiaries (USPs)
high-security prisons in the federal system, they contain a highly secure perimeter