Sentencing and Corrections
Alternative corrections Probation- Rehab offenders while protecting the community, no confinement Intermediate Sanctions- Incarceration- Death
Intermediate Sanctions Alternatives to prison- Fines Restitution Forfeiture House arrest Community service Day reporting centers Work release Boot camps
Incarceration- Suspended sentence: Federal v. State Jail vs. Prison
Corrections and the Court Issues- limited constitutional rights 1st Amendment- Speech– mail and religious practices 1974- two cases- officials can censor/ open mail 1989-can ban outside publications, for security 4th Amendment- Unreasonable search and seizure Little is unreasonable, for order and security 8th Amendment- Cruel and unusual Jackson v Bishop (1968)- corporal punishment is unconstitutional Estelle v. Gamble (1976)- deliberate indifference to medical needs violates the 8th Rhodes v Chapman (1981)- overcrowding in and of itself is not cruel and unusual 14th Amendment- Equal protection