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Corporation, nowmanage sev- eral major prisons in the U.S. The federal government or a state government hires these organizations ona contractual basis, and their prisons are subject to the same inspections and standards as state- and federal-run prisons. Founded in 1891, the U.S. federal prison system is the oldest prison system in the U.S. Federal prisons incarcer- ate violators of federal law. Examples of federal law vio- lations include racketeering , certain types of fraud, money laundering, conspiracy , smuggling, drug trafficking, and immigration lawoffenses. Although a national system, The U.S. Federal Prison System

After a disruptive incident at a correctional facility, armed police patrol the perimeter. During periods when there is an increased potential for rioting, guards are on high alert, and the prison perimeters will be more heavily guarded than usual.

Maximum Mean Federal Sentence

OFFENSE

ONE CONVICTION

MULTIPLE CONVICTIONS

All offenses

31 months 55 months 26 months 25 months 28 months 23 months

59 months 104 months 49 months 41 months 46 months

Violent offenses Drug offenses Property offenses Weapon offenses Other offenses

33 months Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, revised November 2010, http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/fssc06st.pdf)

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The U.S. Prison System