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Describe minimum, medium, and maximum security prisons.
 
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Discuss the legal issues surrounding private corrections and the rulings of Richardson v. McKnight and Correctional Services Corp v. Malesko.
 
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Answer to Question 1

The three security level prisons are minimum, which has a relaxed perimeter security, sometimes without fences or any other means of external security; medium, which has single or double fencing, guarded towers or closed-circuit television monitoring, sally-port entrances, and zonal security systems to control inmate movement within the institution; and maximum, which has complete control of any and all prisoners that can be applied at any time.

Answer to Question 2

The increased involvement in private prisons raises legal issues. One of the major legal issues is whether private correctional officers have less immunity from lawsuits than state employees. In Richardson v. McKnight, the Supreme Court held that correctional officers employed by a private firm are not entitled to qualified immunity from suits filed by prisoners. In Correctional Services Corp v. Malesko, the Supreme Court ruled that although a prisoner can sue an employee of the private correctional corporation for violating his constitutional rights, he could not sue the correctional corporation itself.



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