Is White collar crime generally treated more leniently?
Infractions and violations committed within a corporate institution by individuals belonging to the upper echelons are defined as white-collar crimes. The term coined by sociologist and criminologist, Edwin Sutherland defines crimes committed by “persons of respectability”. Most of these are committed often without consequence, contributed by the fact that technological Continue Reading
23/1
The prison community coined the term 23/1, to describe the schedule of inmates spending 23 hours of cell time and 1 hour outside confinement. Prolonged periods of isolation such as ‘23 and 1’ vary depending on the facility and circumstance. However, prisoners generally spend most of their time locked up Continue Reading
Phone Call Privilege
Typically, inmates are allowed 2 phone calls per week and limited to 30 minutes in the US. However in the UK, depending on the institution, an inmate has a general access to phones two hours each day and 10 minutes at a time. The contact is used to connect with Continue Reading