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Institution designed to house convicted felons serving one year or more
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Prison
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Statement of what an agency is to accomplish
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Mission
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(1891) act authorized construction of three federal prisons to house federal offenders
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Three Penitentiary Act
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an act of Congress that abolished parole, established determinate sentencing, and reduced the amount of good time available to federal offenders
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Sentencing Reform Act (1984)
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For-profit, secure correctional facility operated by agency other than a government agency
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Private prison
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A system for matching offenders to institutions that have the physical security and staff resources to prevent escapes and control their behavior
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Security classification
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1.Director
2. Commissioner
3.Appointed by and reporting directly to
the Govenor.
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The Organization of State Prison Systems
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1.Minimum
2. Low
3. Medium
4. High
5. Administrative
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Five Security Levels
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A conditional release of inmates by parole board prior to expiration of sentence
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Parole
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Superintendent of Elmira Reformatory
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Zebulon Brockway
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◦Discretionary parole
◦Supervised mandatory release
◦Unconditional mandatory release
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Three major methods for release today
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Reduce disparity and make decisionmaking more understandable to the public
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Parole guidelines
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Risk assessment or predictor of success on parole
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Salient factor score
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Failure to follow conditions of parole supervision
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Violation
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Face to face contact with a parole officer
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Positive contact
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