8.8: Types of Jails
Callstack:
at (Bookshelves/Corrections/Introduction_to_the_American_Criminal_Justice_System_(Burke_et_al.)/08:_Corrections/8.08:_Types_of_Jails), /content/body/p[1]/@function, line 1, column 1
Older generation jails are jails that are typically linear in design, with cell doors separating rooms or sections down long corridors. Many jails operate with this design. Newer generation jails are more podular in design, where multiple cells face a central area. Additionally, when these podular designs are used, a direct supervision approach is also often used. Direct supervision is where there are no particular barriers between the deputies and the detainees within a facility. For example, the image below depicts what a direct supervision jail may look like.
New Generation Jail Design
Older Generation Jail Design
-
Minton, T. D. (2012). Jail inmates at midyear, statistical tables.
U.S. Department of Justice.
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/jim11st.pdf
↵