Case 11-2 The State of Florida, Like Many Other States Is Facing

Case 11-2
The state of Florida, like many other states is facing extreme financial problems. The legislature was called into an emergency session to pass a budget. One of the major areas of discussion is the state prison system. After hours of debate and discussion, the lawmakers are not reaching a consensus on how to cut the corrections budget.
-Some of the lawmakers are more concerned with the costs of jails than they are of prisons. They make the argument that almost 13 million people are admitted to jails over the course of a year nationwide. Other lawmakers claim that jails are different than prisons and should not be their concern at this time. How are jails different than prisons?

A) Jails are operated by county and city governments.
B) Jails only house inmates that have been convicted of a crime.
C) Jails house inmates who have sentences than longer than 1 year.
D) Jails offer a wide variety of rehabilitation and educational programs.