History Of Corrections

Chapter 10 discusses Corrections. Within corrections there are many aspects. Looking at the number of individuals currently incarcerated, individuals who have previously been incarcerated, individuals working in corrects, and the correction system itself. Lets start with the development of corrections, over the past 200 years the ideas and rules of correction have changed. Just like society changes, so does the rules of corrections. It has changed from a place to punish individuals who have committed a crime to a more of a rehabilitation center for these individuals depending on where they are sent. Throughout the nineteen hundreds when penitentiaries were being built, it only took a little over 40 years for these facilities to be understaffed …show more content…
Back in the 1700’s there was no separation between women’s prison and men’s prison. They were actually housed together and treated no different than males. The Women’s Prison Associates was created in 1844. What this did was give women their own rights and rules n prison. It started by housing the women in a separate area than the men. From there is brought us to where we are today in the prison system, with the women having their own facilities. Within San Diego County I know that there are only three places women can be housed. If it is long term they will be housed in Las Collinas, if it is short term the downtown jail as well as the vista jail have section for women whoa re …show more content…
Which approach is most likely to be emphasized in the future? I believe that there will never be enough money to fund the current correctional facilities that we have. It states in the book that they have to pull money from schools and other programs in order to be able to house and pay for the individuals currently incarcerated. I think that if San Diego and California in general had more rehabilitation facilities there could be a fresh start for some of the inmates. Granted a lot of the inmates do not want to change and will be in and out for their life, but there are some that can change. It can be as simple has having the inmates make gardens within the jail and prison and have them take care of it. This teaches them a new skill, is low coast and can help them live a happier life. It is shown that individuals whoa re around greenery are happier and more at peace. With this said I believe we are on a track of trauma informed care and the approach we will probably take is the rehabilitation approach. Will it be fully implemented, that is unsaid because with change comes money and this brings us back to the terrible budget there is within