Felony vs. Misdemeanor: The punishment of a person really depends on what they did, and how their charge is classified. Felony is a more serious criminal act, which have harsher punishment on a person, examples for felony are murder, rape, kidnapping, fraud, assault, possession of a controlled substance. Misdemeanor is a bit less serious, examples of misdemeanor are public intoxication, prostitution, trespassing, reckless driving, etc. Penalties for each individual varies depending on their cases. I. Felony: a. Capital: Death or life in prison without parole. b. 1st degree: 5-99 years, and/or a fine not more than $10000. c. 2nd degree: 2-20 years, and/or a fine not more than $10000. d. 3rd degree: 2-10 years, and/or a fine not more than $10000. e. State …show more content…
Class C: A fine of not more than $500. Parole: is the release of a prisoner temporarily or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior. An inmate who serves time, will be able to file for parole. Programs in prisons: a. Education programs: This program is to prepare inmates to get a GED when they finish with their time sentences. This program is only some basic education nothing more. b. Conjugal visits: This allow an inmate to have several hours or days in private, usually with a legal spouse, this can lead to intercourse or some sort of family bonding time that the inmates been lacking. c. Contemplative programs: this is a program that allows inmates to meditate, contemplate prayers and such. The involvement of Christianity play a huge role in this program. This program is to hope for the inmates to turn themselves to God, and allow them to become better human-beings when their sentence time are done. d. Drug treatment: an estimate of 1 out of 5 inmates are either doing time for using drugs or drug related case which made them enter prison in the first place. This program educates inmates about drugs and some sort of program treatment to help prevent them from coming