Describe the inmate subculture, including the various norms and values of prison society

Prison officials have a duty to provide proper inmate medical care.

Prisoners have no reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell that entitles them to protections against “unreasonable searches.”

Upheld an Ohio policy allowing most dangerous offenders to be held in “supermax” cells, following several levels of review prior to transfer.

Individuals deprived of their rights by state officers acting under the color of state law have the right to bring action in federal court.

Arrestees may be strip searched for minor offenses to ensure safety and security of the facility.

Inmates who are facing questioning by law enforcement officers while incarcerated need not be advised of their Miranda Rights.

Neither inconvenience nor cost is an acceptable excuse for treating female inmates differently than male inmates.

Inmates have certain rights in the disciplinary process.

Inmates have to be given a “reasonable opportunity” to pursue their religious faiths.

Censorship of inmate mail is acceptable only when necessary to protect legitimate government interests.

A historical policy of American courts not to intervene in prison management. Courts tended to follow the doctrine until the late 1960s.

A legal obligation to another person to do, pay, or make good something.

Intentional and willful indifference. Within the field of correctional practice, the term refers to calculated inattention to unconstitutional conditions of confinement.

A historical doctrine that held that a governing body or its representatives could not be sued because it made the law and therefore, could not be found by it.

An order that directs the person detaining a prisoner to bring him or her before a judge, who will determine the lawfulness of the imprisonment.

Process by which inmates adapt to prison society: the taking on of the way, mores, customs, and general culture of the penitentiary.

The belief that inmate subcultures are brought into prisons from the outside world.

A set of inmate rules antagonistic to the official administration and rehabilitation programs.

Lawsuits with no foundation in fact. They are generally brought for publicity, political, or other reasons not related to law.

Money a court may award to punish a wrongdoer when a wrongful act was intentional or malicious or was done with reckless disregard for the rights of the victim.

They are seen as “jailhouse lawyers,” they are better educated generally but in some cases have no education at all. They typically do other inmates’ legal work for them as well.

They see prison as a chance to improve their lives. They take advantage of programs, trade schools, or education offered in the institution. Staff members see them as model prisoners.

Habitual or life time criminals. They tend to be socialized into the life of crime and support inmate values.

They resort to violence as a way of solving their issues. They tend to control those around them by threat of force.

Usually have previous criminal record. These women are street smart and seen as professional criminals.

Regarded as old timers or convicts. They have friends on the inside and may not look forward to leaving prison.

Typically young, small, and forced into a sexual relationship with an aggressive, well respected prisoner. They use sexual favors as a method of protection.

They do their time and do not complain. They see confinement as a natural consequence of their criminal activity. Time in prison is seen as the cost of doing business.

These inmates see themselves as political prisoners of an unfair society. They believe that discrimination has denied them education, opportunity, and the skills needed to succeed outside of criminal behavior.

Not familiar with criminal lifestyles; they hold the values of conventional society.