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Pros And Cons Of Co-Correctional Institutions

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Co-correctional institutions, also referred to as co-ed institutions are those that have both male and female inmates under a singular administration (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). The United States has an estimated 52 co-correctional institutions that confined nearly 23,000 men and 7,000 women. The arguments presented in support of the co-eds include that they humanize the worst aspects of incarceration by facilitating heterosexual relationships and create a “normal” atmosphere for prisoners. In addition, they reduce the problems of institutional control of the prisons by cushioning shocks of incarceration and eventual release. Nonetheless, it is important to realize that there have been no recorded instances of the women inmates benefiting
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