Central County Prison Reflection Paper

The experience touring the Central County Jail was an eye-opener but not less than I had expected. Going into the Men 's Block, first thing I notice is all the males run up to the glass, jump out of bed and run down the stairs to look at our class. It caught me completely off guard to say the least. Seemingly, all the females in the class were in front facing the cell block. The trustees who walked around doing their daily work were not bothersome and went unnoticed. Going into the kitchen, it was interesting to see the trustees at work and the deputies walking around and talking to us. I learned that they serve each inmate for I believe 68 cents per day. In all, they served 800 meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All of which, they buy …show more content…
Visually the buildings aesthetically looked the same; both had barbed wire surrounding the compounds. They both utilized substance abuse programs in their facilities. They had areas where the inmates had visitation. The County Jail uses phones with glass, or another building where they talked to a monitor. The Institution from my assumption had face-to-face …show more content…
They allowed everyone to be out at the same time versus in the jail they would allow a certain amount inmates out in their block, usually by level. The jail would wait for others to be transported due to juveniles being on the compound, versus the prison eventually everyone was out with to the others in the yard. The jail held men, women, and juveniles while the prison held only adult males. A courtroom is provided at the Central County Jail for First Appearance and other hearings. The jail housed up to 800 inmates and the institution held 1,200 at capacity. PCI had paid employees contracted from another company unlike Central County Jail. There were less officers working in each block than Central County