Strand 5

Question 1

What were the methods of punishment before long-term prisons?

Answer 1

Banishment, branding/mutilation, exile, public humiliation, fine, execution

Question 2

What was the first established prison in the US?

Answer 2

Walnut Street Prison

Question 3

How has mass incarceration affected the corrections system?

Answer 3

Lead to higher costs, overcrowding, private prisons +corruption, aging population, etc

Question 4

8th amendment

Answer 4

Protect people in the US from cruel and unusual punishment

Question 5

Recidivism

Answer 5

The rate which criminals commit another crime and go back to prison

Question 6

Probation

Answer 6

Before or in place of jail, strict conditions

Question 7

Parole

Answer 7

After jail, as part of after good behavior

Question 8

What is the purpose of the juvenile detention system?

Answer 8

Diversion from criminal life before they enter the adult system

Question 9

What are the rights/protections of the juvenile system?

Answer 9

Own detention facilities, right to be present for trial, right to an attorney, right to be heard in their trial