Read “COVID-19 and Early Release of Prisoners: Implications and Future Perspective.” This article analyzes criteria and implications of releasing prisoners from their sentences in a pandemic.
Read “The Burgeoning Health Care Needs of Aging Prisoners” to understand the difficulties of elderly prisoners in corrections facilities.
Read “Behind the Binary Bars: A Critique of Prison Placement Policies for Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Prisoners” to learn about gender equality and rights in corrections.
Watch “Prisons and Jails as Productive Places.” This video provides compelling arguments for viewing corrections in a positive light.
Watch “Women in Prison” to learn about the unique challenges women face in prison and jail. Reflect on how public policy can affect critical changes to improve their plight.
Listen to “America’s Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars” to learn how jails and prisons are strained by the need to also provide mental health services to inmates.
Watch the following videos to see real-world examples of critical decisions that must be made for convicted offenders in the corrections system. As you watch, think about the decision-making skills corrections professionals use to evaluate and assist convicted persons in their custody, as well as the steps required to prepare them for successful reintegration into society.
Consider where you might decide to house the inmates in the scenarios in the video.
Consider how you might respond to the scenario in the video.
Consider how you might respond to the scenario in the video.
Consider how you might sentence the defendant if you were the judge in the scenario in the video.
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