Case Scenario: Matthew J. Carpenter, a male, white, age 35, has begun serving his sentence in a maximum-security facility for the first three years of his 8 year sentence. His transition into prison life was rather uneventful and quick with only a few prison rule violations. In the last 4-½ years, Matthew was placed disciplined several times. The first two times for fighting; he was involved with another inmate, who allegedly made sexual advances toward him. He received one week of administrative segregation and forfeited thirteen (13) days of good time. The second time, he had something to do with a prison gang member, but the reason was never discovered. He was placed in administrative segregation for two weeks, and seventeen (17) days of good time was removed from his record. The third time he was placed in administrative segregation after a disciplinary hearing. Immediately after a face-to-face visitation with his girlfriend, Matthew was searched and was found in possession of a small bag of cannabis and a small folding knife. He was given administrative segregation for three weeks, and lost visitation rights for three (3) months. Matthew, who dropped out of high school after he had turned 16 years of age, blames his youthful ignorance and hanging with the wrong crowd for most of his involvement in criminal behavior and drugs. He has admitted to smoking marijuana, doing cocaine, crack and heroin through counseling efforts of peer mentoring and group therapy. He has completed several prison programs dealing with anger management and drug intervention. Matthew has participated in many prison vocational programs, and now works in the industrial arts area of the prison four (4) days a week. He has earned enough money credits to purchase the small incidentals that he wants from the prison canteen (commissary). He was participates in the religious programs at the prison on Sunday morning in nondenominational church services. Matthew was recently moved into a medium security facility which would allow him to finish his high school diploma, and possibly begin to pursue his Associate of Arts Degree through the local community college’s Internet-based distant learning program. He has asked the superintendent of the prison school for permission, which was granted, to begin tutoring other inmates toward their general equivalence diploma. Matthew has had several run-ins with the law while a juvenile, but was never been held in a juvenile facility. As an adult he had been arrested several times, (see below criminal history), and has served a variety of sentences.

Offense: Age: Disposition: Shoplifting 17 Court Supervision Grand Theft 17 Found Not Guilty Driving Under the Influence (DUI) 18 One (1) supervision with six months revocation of driving privileges. Burglary to Vehicle 19 Restitution and Supervision Grand Theft Auto 21 Probation

Additional Facts of the Case:

(These should not be included in your listed facts or assumptions for exercise #1.)

As noted, these additional facts are for the purpose of understanding the offenders general background and personal history and should be used are for analysis purposes only.

Exercise #1:Part A: Using your textbooks and classroom notes as references, identify facts from the case scenario provided relating to the parties involved in the case. List as many meaningful facts as you can uncover that may have an influence on your decision-making process at the state parole board member. The facts must relate to his time in prison, will be written in complete sentences, and numbered in a format so they are distinguishable from each other. There are more facts inside the scenario that need to be uncovered.It is extremely helpful and most advisable to use the provided scoring rubric to determine how many facts you need to identify.The six (6) given facts/assumptions listed in the case scenario should not be used in your list of facts or assumptions.

Part B: List your own additional facts/assumptions that are not specified in the scenario that you imagine will affect his overall behavior and your decision-making process.You are adding your own facts to the scenario! You can be as creative as you wish as long as it can fit into the scenario and can be included in your dispositional statement. You will have an opportunity to edit or add facts or assumptions later, if necessary.

Exercise #2:

Identify, list and explain generically in your own words, the correctional practices used in prisons pertaining to the overall treatment, custody or well being of inmates which will later help identify the inmate, Matthew as a good or bad parole risk. The general explanation of the prison practice should be sufficient to explain the benefit to the institution along with the objective and goal of each, and what an inmate would expect to benefit from the practice also. Each practice explained should be in a separate paragraph. One or two sentences will not be sufficient in explaining the practice. At this time, only those practices Matthew has been involved in during his time in prison should be explained. Your explanation should include how the practice is beneficial to the prison institution or to prisoner in general. Do not include Matthew’s name in your explanation. Once the prison practice is identified and explained, it should be explained as to which one of the three (3) main categories of correctional ideologies of punishment, rehabilitation/treatment or prevention it is linked to. Some practices could be linked to multiple correctional ideologies. In other words, what prison programs or prison activities he/she involved in or not that will help determine a prisoner’s potential parole risk?

Example: Administrative Segregation:

Administrative segregation was formerly referred at solitary confinement. Segregation is the separation of an inmate from the general population of other inmates. Segregation of this type is used as a punishment against prison rule violator. Usually the violation is adjudicated by a disciplinary board authorized by the prison administration to hear, judge and administer punishment to prison inmates. An inmate is brought to their attention by other prison staff or other inmates. Typically the inmate is written up by a custody or staff member by the issuance of a “disciplinary ticket” alleging a specific rule violation or illegal activity. This prison practice is a form of punishment for a violation of prison rules, regulation or prison protocol. It is used to as a negative reinforcement or displeasure relying on the hedonistic calculus of Jeremy Bentham.

This practice of isolation can also be used for the well being of the inmate by separating them for their own protection, such as in suicide watches where they might do harm to themselves or others. In some cases this practice is used on prisoners who are currently on death row, and are also separated from the general population of inmates for specific reasons. (This example should be used as an example of the format each practice is recorded but this particular practice can not be used in your assignment verbatim)

Adding Prison Practices to the Story: If there is a practice that is used in prison that is not included in the scenario of Matthew, use exercise #1b to establish it by listing it as another additional fact or assumption. Once listed in #1b, it can be explained in exercise #2 in general terms and then can be used in exercise #3 relating it to Matthew.

I need 5 to 7 practices.

Exercise #3:

Using all of listed prison practices from exercise #2, relate each of those specifically to Matthew Carpenter’s case. How do the correctional practices and ideologies you have identified relate to his expected prison behavior and Matthew’s parole risk. How has the practice benefited Matthew and does it enhance his future opportunities to integrate back into society. Be as specific as possible when referencing the correctional ideology to a particular behavior or event described. Exercise #2 and #3 must be kept totally separate.

Each explanation of the prison practices benefitting Matthew should be again titled and written as individual paragraphs.

Example: Administrative Segregation:

Matthew Carpenter has been placed in solitary confinement twice in the 4 1/2 years of imprisonment. Each time of his segregation it has been as a result of his involvement in a rule violation, specifically for aggressive behavior against another inmate. The punishment is used to modify future behavior by instilling that aggressive behavior is not tolerated and other means of resolution is available. Matthew’s continued aggressive behavior with subsequent rules violation may indicate that he is not ready for an opportunity for parole. Any continual behavior may result in re-evaluation of his security status from medium security to a higher classification. (This example can not be used in your assignment verbatim)

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