Lockdown Cell

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Mick
We use padded cells for lock down. The reason being that the prisoners that are being put into them are usually being violent during the process. The padding prevents injury to both Officers and prisoner. And prevents self harm while on lock down. The way ours are designed is with a double door system. The interior of the cell is about 1/2 the size of a normal cell. The bed is a plain concrete plinth covered with a foam padding as are the walls and door... view full thread

Lowest Rate Of Incarceration In A Decade - Why?

Leonard A. Sipes, Jr.

There is nothing more contentious than the debate over incarceration. We are told that America has the world’s highest rate of imprisonment. Declining rates and numbers incarcerated should be expected. We have an almost continuous twenty-year decline in violence and property crimes with mixed numbers since 2015. Seventy percent reductions (and more) in crime are reported, Crime in the US. My surprise is not declining rates of incarceration, it’s bewilderment that they haven’t dropped more... .. read full story

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