Futures of Corrections

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Introduction of San Quentin State Prison

San Quentin State Prison is one of the most famous and well known prisons of the world, which is in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation state prison for men. The prison is located in unincprporated San Quentin, Marim County of California, United States. The prison was opened in July of 1852 and is counted as one of the oldest prison of the state, thus holds special position in the landmarks and historical buildings and monuments of the state.

It is also eminent to mention here that that only death row present in California for male prisoners is present in the San Quentin State Prison, and the same is also the largest one in the United States. In addition, the prison has gas chamber, which is out of use since 1996, when the procedure of using lethal injections for executions was implemented and the same is under use to date. The prison spreads on an area of 432 acres and has the design capacity of 3, 082 prisoners. However, the same has the institution population of 5, 256 for the occupancy rate of 170.5 %. The prison also has Level 1 and Level 2 housing, along with the Reception Centre and the Condemned Unit. All the levels and the units are provided with various and different perimeters and dormitories, and it should also be noted that the prison is provided with a total staff of 1, 718 and the managing budget of the same is approximated at $210 million.

Future legislation and correctional philosophies associated with increasing correctional populations

Correctional populations not only include the incarcerated persons, but it also extends to include all the individuals present in jails and prisons, along with those under supervision of the community, either in the form of parole or probation (Stinchcomb, 2011). It should be taken into account that with the increase in population of the world and the steep increase in crimes of various types, the population within the prisons is also increasing and is posing serious ethical as well as legal questions regarding the safety and the basic rights of the prisoners. The same has led to the development of correctional philosophies, which implies that increasing the population of the prisoners in prison not only pose serious threats to the safety and well being of the citizens but also increases the chances of rebellion and other such disturbances from their side. It is eminent to mention here that researches and studies support the same idea and it has been proved that increasing the number of prisoners beyond the required number increases the chances of negative activities as well as the thetas of breaking rules and increasing the law and order issues within the prison. The same also causes health and other ethical issues for the prisoners, and thus the correctional philosophies conclude that either more prisons should be built or the capacity of the existing prisons should be increased to make ...