Inmate population, correctional facilities, inmate security, methods of control, internal security, covid-19, conflict management, public safety
'Prison overcrowding has become one of the major issues in our correctional facilities and criminal justice system. Overcrowding in the correctional facilities could lead to increased violence and the spread of many preventable illnesses due to unhygienic conditions, among other problems that could jeopardise the safety of inmates and officers as well. Security and control are important in correctional facilities because they ensure the well-being of the inmates as well as the officers working there in the correctional institution.' There 'are numerous measures that have been placed to ensure the safety and security of the inmates and officials but it is hard to conclude whether it has something to do with the security features, such as the physical design of the institution, presence of security barriers/external patrols, or highly secured perimeters' (Federal Bureau of Prisons, n.d.). 'Not only does ensuring security and maintaining control of the correctional facilities ensure everything runs safely and smoothly inside and outside the prison perimeters, but it also ensures public safety by making sure the inmates do not escape from the facility and reenter into society without following the correct procedures.' This 'paper will discuss a variety of methods that are utilised by correctional facilities in an attempt to ensure security and maintain inmate custody and control such as administrative segregation, classification, administrative models, guarding the prison (perimeter and internal security, methods of control, and gender conflicts), and management of COVID-19. The paper will also discuss any ethical concerns that may be relevant for these methods in maintaining inmate security and' control.
[...] To "maintain the security and control of the prison yards, correctional officers armed with firearms are placed in the watch towers while others roam around the yard. In this regard, only correctional officers in the watch towers are allowed to be armed with guns. It is far too dangerous for correctional officers to have a gun where an inmate can take it away; instead, those roaming the yard only have batons" (Siegel & Bartollas, 2017). "Measures that are meant to maintain control and security in correctional facilities include but not limited to rules and regulations, head counts, searches, key and tool control, shake downs, weapon control, and sometimes not allowing inmates in the prison yard when the visibility is poor due to stormy or foggy weather" (Siegel & Bartollas, 2017). [...]
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[...] Cengage Learning. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2020). Handbook on the classification of prisoners: Criminal justice handbook series. UNODC. [...]
[...] How to Maintain Inmate Security and Control in Correctional Facilities? Prison "overcrowding has become one of the major issues in our correctional facilities and criminal justice system. Overcrowding in the correctional facilities could lead to increased violence, spread of many preventable illnesses due to unhygienic conditions, among other problems that could jeopardize the safety of the inmates and officers as well. Security and control are important in correctional facilities because they ensure the well-being of the inmates as well as the officers working there in the correctional institution." There "are numerous measures that have been placed to ensure the safety and security of the inmates and officials but it is hard to conclude whether it has something to do with the security features such as physical design of the institution, presence of security barriers/external patrols, or highly secured perimeters" (Federal Bureau of Prisons, n.d.). [...]
[...] They maintained and educated all on proper handwashing and mask-wearing. Regardless of the vaccination status, if a staff member had symptoms of the illness, they were not allowed to enter the facility. All visitation was restricted in moderate to high community transmission to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many protocols were put into place for any inmate showing symptoms or tested positive for COVID-19" (Montoya-Barthelemy et al., 2020). References Clear, T. R., Reisig, M. D., Petrosino, C., & Cole, G. [...]
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