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1 Chapter 6 Flashcards

2 Administrative Maximum United States Penitentiary (ADMAX)

3 refers to the super-max penitentiary also called USP-Florence-ADX

4 administrative segregation unit

5 a supermax cell in a maximum-security prison or jail

6 Ashurst-Sumners Act

7 passed in 1935 by Congress, the Act made it a crime for the interstate transportation of prison-made goods whose laws restricted their sale

8 body cavity searches

9 an intrusive examination of inmates’ mouths, anuses, and vaginas

10 campers

11 the lowest risk of all federal prisoners; most are white-collar criminals or other nonviolent offender

12 campus-design prison

13 closely resembles a small college rather than a prison, there are clusters of living units, and patrols are downplayed

14 classification officer

15 may be called case managers or case workers; they are generally considered to be noncustodial support staff positioned between the custodial and treatment staff

16 consensus-based classification systems

17 prison personnel, based on their experiences with problem inmates, identify the factors that determine risk

18 contract system

19 prison wardens sold inmate labor to private vendors who provided the necessary machinery, tools, raw materials, and even supervisory staff

20 Correctional Classification Profile

21 adopted by 10 percent of states; this profile assesses an inmate’s needs based on the risk posed to the institution and the public

22 courtyard-design prison

23 relies on the institution’s walls for security; considered to be one of the more modern prison plans

24 custody

25 the legal or physical control of a person

26 Custody Determination Model

27 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

28 dehumanization

29 the process of stripping inmates of their personhood

30 drug education

31 an information-oriented program available to almost all inmates in federal facilities

32 equity-based classification systems

33 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

34 Federal Correctional Complex (FCC)

35 an administrative unit operated by the BOP

36 Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs)

37 medium security facility federal facility, the perimeters are double-fenced

38 Federal Detention Centers (FDCs)

39 hold short-term federal detainees

40 Federal Medical Center (FMC)

41 a medical facility to treat inmates

42 Federal Prison Camps (FPCs)

43 all federal minimum-security facilities they have limited or no perimeter fencing

44 Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

45 BOP work program formed in 1934

46 Federal Transfer Center (FTC)

47 facility responsible for coordinating the movement of inmates between other facilities

48 Hawes-Cooper Act

49 An act signed by President Hoover that made all inmate-manufactured goods transported through a state subject to that state’s laws

50 inmate counts

51 a staff member physically views each inmate and counts them

52 joint-venture programs

53 sometimes called Free Venture Programs they a collaboration between prison administrators and the private sector

54 lease system

55 a modification of the contract system where private vendors paid a fixed fee, generally to the warden for prison labor

56 linear design

57 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

58 maximum security

59 the highest security level found in most prison systems that is reserved for inmates who pose the greatest threat to society

60 medium security

61 less restrictive and regimented than maximum security; usually called a correctional facility or institution

62 Metropolitan Correctional Centers/Metropolitan Detention Centers (MCCs/ MDCs)

63 administrative-security prisons

64 minimum security

65 least restrictive form of prison custody, they often resemble college campuses, ranches, farms, or work camps

66 modified linear design

67 sally ports control access from a central security area to clusters of cells, which may share a common area

68 nonresidential drug abuse treatment

69 an outpatient program consisting of individual and group counseling, self-help groups, and seminars

70 podular design

71 generally a triangle-shaped structure lined with individual cells that share a central day area

72 prediction-based classification systems

73 base inmate classifications on a range of legal, psychological, social, and even medical information about the offender

74 Private Sector/Prison Industries Enhancement Certification (PS/PIEC)

75 enacted by Congress (1979), the law removed most of the restrictions placed on inmate/manufactured goods by the Hawes-Cooper and Ashurst-Sumners acts

76 radial-design prison

77 built around a central Times Square sally port area; only a few active prisons in the US with this design

78 residential drug abuse treatment program

79 a voluntary program for inmates with serious drug-related problems

80 rites of passage

81 rituals that reinforce the idea that the inmates are no longer free

82 sally port

83 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

84 Satellite Prison Camps (SPCs)

85 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

86 Secure Female Facility (SFF)

87 special use facility located at USP Hazelton (WV) that exclusively houses female offenders

88 shakedowns

89 searches of cell areas and inmates for weapons, drugs, and other contraband

90 state-use system

91 developed in the late 1800s it created a shared marked in which prison labor does not compete directly with private industry

92 supermax prison

93 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

94 telephone-pole design prison

95 has a central corridor (the pole) for easy movement; wings set at right angles house the cells and functional and administrative areas

96 total institution

97 physical and social environments in which others control nearly every aspect of residents’ daily lives

98 treatment

99 term borrowed from medicine and refers to a type of therapy associated with a particular diagnosis


101 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

102 US Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

103 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

104 US Penitentiaries (USPs)

105 high-security prisons in the federal system, they contain a highly secure perimeter

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