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Amendment that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
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Eighth
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Amendment that says no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
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Fourteenth
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Act that prohibits discrimination against person with a disability
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American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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The legal killing of someone by the government as punishment for serious criminal conduct
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Capital punishment
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4 ways inmates possess contraband
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§Receive in mail or packages
§Visitors bring them to inmates
§Gain possession of contraband available in the prison
§Unethical staff provide it to inmates
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Temporary housing assignment for inmates that present a danger to security, need protection, or being punished for violations of prison rules
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Special housing units
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Two categories of special housing units
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§Administrative detention
§Disciplinary segregation
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Hot weather, prison crowding, poor food service or medical care (factor that causes riots)
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Environmental factors
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“spark in the haystack” setting off a riot (factor that causes riots)
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Precipitating event
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Goal is to preserve life and regain control of prison and inmates (HNT)
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Hostage Negotiation Team
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(DCT) controlling inmates during a riot
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Disturbance Control Team
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(SERT) similar to a SWAT team
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Special Emergency Response Team
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To return to a previous form
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Rehabilitation
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4 reasons for capital punishment
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§ Deterrence
§ Retribution
§ Incapacitation
§ Cost
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Conditions of confinement, religious freedom, medical care, freedom of speech, the mail, access to the press and the courts, privacy, search-and-seizure, and inmate discipline
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Inmates rights issues
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