01:202:201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Collaborative Law, Shoplifting, Child Custody
16 Dec 2016
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Administrative maximum: this term is used by the federal government to denote ultra-high- security prisons. The bureau of prisons classifies its institutions according to 5 security levels and admax is one of them. The federal system"s only admax unit, the million ultra-high-security prison in colorado is a relatively recent addition to the federal system. 23 hours per day and are not allowed to see or associate with other inmates. Electronically controlled doors throughout the institution channel inmates to individual exercise sessions. Educational courses, religious services, and administrative matters are conducted via closed- circuit television piped directly into the prisoner"s cells. Operational capacity: the number of inmates a prison can effectively accommodate based on management considerations. Rated capacity: the number of inmates a prison can handle, according to experts. Rated capacity estimates usually yield the largest inmate capacities, whereas design capacity typically shows the highest amount of overcrowding.
