Assignment:
Reading chapter:
Special Prison Populations
1. Is there a better way to handle vulnerable inmates than to put them in the prison population or to isolate them in protective custody?
2. Which group of inmates discussed in this chapter do you think poses the greatest problem for staff?
3. Which group of inmates discussed in this chapter do you think has the greatest problem with prison life?
4. Does the fact that privately run detention facilities pay the illegal immigrants they house a dollar a day make you reconsider the concept of running a correctional facility for profit?