Question

here has been a great deal of new prison construction in the past few decades, and more than half of all U.S. prisons are less than 20 years old. Whenever a new prison is built, questions about its design and purpose must be addressed.

You are an expert in prison construction in a community that is building a new correctional facility to replace a very old and outdated one. The state has turned to you for advice about what kind of prison to build. At present, legal reform and the repeal of several mandatory minimum laws has meant that the state is in the rare position of not being swamped by overcrowding, which gives you a little more flexibility than you might otherwise have.

Let’s review a few concepts before you make a decision about this scene.

Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about various types of correctional facilities?


In maximum-security prisons, inmates typically have individual cells.

Minimum-security prisons have more relaxed perimeter security than other types of prisons.

Minimum- and medium-security prisons both have communal showers, sinks, and toilets.

In medium-security prisons, complete control of any and all prisoners can be applied at any time.

Answer 1

The inaccurate statement is:
"In medium-security prisons, complete control of any and all prisoners can be applied at any time."

Why: medium-security facilities have more restrictions and supervision than minimum-security, but they do not provide the absolute, constant level of control characteristic of maximum- or supermax facilities. Medium-security prisons typically use strengthened perimeter security, higher staff-to-inmate ratios, and controlled movement—but not the total, immediate control implied by that statement.