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Words to Understand Conspiracy: planning with other people to commit an unlawful act (often for political motives) Epidemic: higher than usual occurrence Felony: a crime considered serious enough that it must be punished by imprisonment Incarcerate: to imprison Misdemeanor: a crime that need not be punished by imprisonment or that merits a short sentence only Money laundering: to transfer illegally obtained money through an outside party to conceal the true source Parole: when an inmate is conditionally released before his or her sentence is served, on strict condition that he or she report regularly to a parole officer Probation: the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender freedom for good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer Racketeering: to conduct a fraudulent scheme or business activity The U.S. Prison System

Inmates at a boot camp in Georgia perform a military-style drill. Boot camps are a special type of short- term prison program used mainly for the rehabilitation of younger offenders. For those who may never have worked or held down a steady job, boot camps provide an opportunity to develop a sense of personal responsibility.

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