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Social groups in male and female prisons in the United States differ in the social structures and cultural norms observed in men's and women's prison populations. While there are many underlying similarities between the two sets of populations, sociologists have historically noted different formal and informal social structures within inmate populations.
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Pages in category "Criminal subcultures" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anti-social behaviour;
Over the past quarter century, Slattery’s for-profit prison enterprises have run afoul of the Justice Department and authorities in New York, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Texas for alleged offenses ranging from condoning abuse of inmates to plying politicians with undisclosed gifts while seeking to secure state contracts.
One institution on the Florida panhandle, the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys – then among the largest youth jails in the country – had gained a reputation for extraordinary brutality and neglect. In 1983, the ACLU joined with another juvenile rights group to sue the state for its treatment of inmates at Dozier and two other facilities.
A subculture is a group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the larger culture to which it belongs. The main articles for this category are List of subcultures and Subculture .
Miami-Dade could be the potential site for a new state prison. The idea is being proposed by an auditing firm hired by the state to develop a master plan for Florida’s state prison system, which ...
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