Prisons were first used for confinement in Europe in the 16th century (a prison called Tuchthuis was founded in the Netherlands in 1595). The original purpose of isolation by imprisonment was to deter criminals and render them harmless. With the growth of the prison population, men were separat...
The other prison population stats by age group are followed by 40 years to 49 years (20.9%), 25 years to 29 years (16.2%), 50 years to 59 years (11.8%), 20 years to 24 years (8.3%), 60 years and above (7.2%), and Under 20 years (1.2%) By Ethnicity As of now, the prison...
he was placed in anadministrative control unit– a housing unit that is separated from the general population, Fitzgerald said. “He is on ‘administrative segregation’ status for his safety,” Fitzgerald wrote to CNN in an email. “Administrative segregation is used when someone’s presence...