Correctional populations fall into two general categories: institutional corrections and community corrections.
What are the different types of correctional institutions?
- Lockups.
- Jails.
- Prisons.
What are examples of community corrections?
- A. Probation Supervision. Probation supervision is the most frequently used community sentence for convicted offenders. ...
- B. Day Reporting Centers. ...
- C. Community Drug Treatment Programs. ...
- D. Community Service. ...
- E. Restitution. ...
- F. Fines. ...
- G. Correctional Boot Camps. ...
What is a Level 3 Correctional Facility?
- Level 3: Medium Security Prison. In the federal prison definition, medium-security prisons are known as Federal Correctional Institutions. These prisons house their inmates in cells. A majority of their inmates has a violent past.
How do prison work programs really benefit inmates?
- Subsistence is 55% at all work release facilities.
- 10% of net pay goes toward restitution or court ordered payments.
- 10% of net pay goes to family assistance,including child support
- 10% of net pay is mandatory for the inmate’s savings account.
- Up to$100 per week goes toward the inmate’s personal incidental,etc.