Introduction to Corrections
Video and Multimedia
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States Utilize the Marion Model
This video shows the first-ever Congressional Hearing on Solitary Confinement, including testimony from a man wrongfully incarcerated and spent over 18 years in solitary confinement.
- Why is there a Congressional hearing about solitary confinement
- What does Anthony Graves’ testimony reveal about solitary confinement?
- What does this hearing reveal about the balance between security and human rights in supermax facilities?
Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities
Audio Link: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=5005778&m=5005779
This NPR story discusses the aging inmate population, including unique challenges and potential solutions.
- Why is the elderly inmate population rising?
- What are unique challenges that aging inmates face?
- How can correctional facilities address aging inmates’ needs?
Accommodations for Inmates with Disabilities
Audio Link: http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=5005778&m=5005779
This NPR report discusses a 2005 Supreme Court case regarding the ADA's application in prison.
- What are the disputes regarding inmates with disabilities in this hearing?
- What arrangements can correctional facilities make to address the needs of inmates with disabilities?
Perimeter Security
Web Link: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/state/escapees-may-have-eluded-perimeter-state-police-say-20150624
This local news report documents the 2015 escape of two prisoners from a New York facility.
- What does this story reveal about perimeter security?
Avoiding Blind Spots in Correctional Facilities
Web Link: https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2015/aug/28/federal-court-orders-cameras-cover-blind-spots-north-carolina-prison/
This article discusses a court mandate to install cameras throughout a North Carolina prison in response to staff beating inmates.
- What were the facts presented in the case?
- What does this case reveal about blind spots in prison?
- How does this court order hope to address blind spots and violence within prison?