What is the difference between state and federal prisons?
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The type of crime you committed and were convicted of, determines the facility in which you will be located.
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working for the government, prisons don't always have bars
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Washington state took over the penitentiary from the federal government in 1981. It is now called the McNeil Island Corrections Center. According to the state, it is the only facility in the U.S. to have been a territorial, federal, and state prison, and is the only prison left in North America that is only accessible by boat or air.\n\nMcNeil Island Corrections Center is reached by a 20-minute boat ride on one of the institution's passenger vessels. The Main Institution is located on approximately 89 acres and is within walking distance of the island passenger dock. \n\nMcNeil Island Corrections Center consists of the Main Institution, which is a medium-custody facility located on the southeast side of the island. \n\nMcNeil Island Corrections Center's Main Institution has five 256-bed medium-custody living units and a 129-bed segregation unit. There is also an inmate services building that houses education, recreation, medical and mental health services, and a vocational education building.
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Actually, most prisons have done away with the candy and soda.\n\nSome inmate rights include:\nSending and recieving mail, in a timely manner (If abused, that right can be suspended or terminated, but it is a right not a privilige)\n\nAccess to legal assistance, but that does not mean a lawyer paid for by the state except if there is to be an appeal of a sentence more severe than 25 years without the possibility of parole, and in that case, the state provides counsel for ONE shot at the appellate court. On a more routine basis, it means that the facility shall maintain a basic law library and that mail between an inmate and an attorney, legal aid organization, state or federal official and news organizations shall be considered "Confidential" and cannot be monitored or read, though it can be checked for contraband, in the sight of the inmate.\n\n4 hours per week minimum yard time, except if extraordinary circumstances require that the facility be "locked down" for a period of time.\n\nReasonable medical care, and this right is so flagrantly violated in many states that the Federal courts have had to intervene to ensure compliance\n\nThere are many, many more...and they are routinely violated and contrary to popular myth, do not include such things as cable television or top notch excercise facilities. \n\n\nPriviliges include \nrecieving visits from approved persons, (Conjugal visits are very rare, contrary to popular impression) \n\nUse of the telephone (In most cases the calls must be collect and are horrendously expensive, I pay 20 bucks for 15 minutes) \n\nThe option to purchase and possess a television or CD player, a microwave oven, certain musical instruments, craft supplies and/or various other items.\n\nExtra time in the day room or on the yard\n\nThe option to spend a little more money at the canteen (the prison store where inmates purchase soap, shampoo, writing supplies,coffee, food and assorted other small items)\n\nAgain, there are other priviliges an inmate may earn, but those are a few of them.\n\n\n\n\nForget the fairy tales, some prisons are "better" than others, but prison is not some kind of luxury resort or summer camp.... Prison is just that "prison".
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The answer varies from jail to jail but speaking in very broad terms, jail food is very similar to school cafeteria food in both quality and quantity.\nCounty jail kitchens are monitored more closely than most state or federal prison kitchens since county facilities are subject to inspection by local health departments.
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State and federal statutes would not cover the same crimes. Federal statutes can only involve things that the feds have jurisdiction over (things involving interstate commerce or mail/wire fraud), while the state statutes would deal with things the state has jurisdiction over.
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Federal regulations usually set the foundation.  State regulations would be tougher.  One example would be federal regulation on mining is not as strict as the state version would be.
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How do you mean Dual?  Are you referring to State & Federal? or maybe Criminal & civil? or maybe Adult and Juvinial?\n\nAs you can see from evil incarnat it can be quite complicated.  Basicly our form of government has two reconize powers of Federal and State.  Which one is in charge of what is somewhat stated in the US Consitution unfortunatly there has been an on going tug a war of who controls what (What our Civil War was about).\nAnyhow things that are considered to be the States power of responsiblity is what State Courts rule on.  What Federal has power is what Federal Courts rule on for example any crime that occured in a National forest the Feds can claim, even if the National forest is in a State. \nIt's generally concidered worse to commit a Federal Offense then a state offense.  But in truth it's under state law your are tried for Murder, and a it's the State law that decides if you can be put to death for that Murder.\nBut most people convict to death will then appeal up through the system. And these appeals can go to the Federal Supreme court because of debated consititional issues involved with the death penalty.
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Sentencing guidlines depend on the state.
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Your best bet is to go to your local library and get a book of the HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS.  I know the library is not the most technical way to do research; but finding a book on the Correctional System's History will provide you more info, and in a easier chronological form to follow.\nHere is some basic info though:\nThe first Prison in the U.S. was WALNUT STREET.  prisons started as Houses of Reform, and their purpose was to make sure the inmates found religion, and turned from there evil ways.  They were often cruel exposing inmates to different psychological stimuli's which often caused permanent trauma (i.e. complete isolation for extremely long periods of time causing psychosis).  We have inevitably progressed, and switched our focus from reform to the protection of society.  Prisons now focus on keeping criminals away from society; however, still offering resources to better themselves should they choose (i.e. GED courses, vocational training, religious services, etc.).\nthe Federal Prison system turned 75 years old in 2005, and would be an excellent correctional history to report on.
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If you mean\n\n1. City Jails:  Usually holding facilities for less than 48 hours.\n\n2. County Jails:  Holding facilities for un-sentenced and those awaiting trial.  Incarceration for those sentenced under 1 year. (misdemeanor and minor felonies)\n\n3. State Pens:  Convicted felons\n\n4. Federal Pens: Those serving sentences for federal crimes\n\nThere are also various prisons for illegal immigrants and secret jails for war criminals, etc.
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it is according to if you are in a camp or on the inside behind a fence==also what federal prison you are in--wardens of prisons vary--wardens are kings and what they say goes--Also depends on the guards--some are human being and others are just ignorant people that allows the power to go to their heads and will treat you with no respect at all==will taunt you every chance they get== There are some things that are really bad in prison and I do not know why no one does anything about them--one example would be that they issue you underware ( 4 pair) then when you need new ones they issue you used ones==this is only one of the bad things--i cvan give you bad and god things \n\ngood luck to you
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County jail are used for inmates that are sentenced to less than one year and those unable to make bail and are going through the court process.  Prison is run by the state and is for those sentenced to more than one year.\n\nIn both the jail and prison, there are different areas of the units.  They have the low security inmates that will not cause much problems.  The mid level security inmates have an inclination to cause problems.  The maximum security level inmates are those that have started major fights and problems in the general population and are segregated to prevent future problems.
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This is different in each state.
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Im also studying for my PSCI fianl, local governement is closer because it focuses on a smaller porcentage of people and is better able to meet their needs, on the other hand, federal is national and it is harder to be close to the people in this sense.
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http://www.bop.gov/\nIt's the website for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Federal. national distasters,educational grants,food progams for low-income childern in school etc. Ultimatley the federal gov. has more resources than the local gov. If for example their is a flood. The state will declare a disaster and ask the federal gov. to give money to the state because they don't have money to cover the cost of the damages to their state.