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Corrections: Introduction to Exercise 1 - Jails vs. prisons and parole vs. probation
What You Will Learn

This exercise looks at some of the differences and similarities between jails and prisons. It also compares probation and parole.
Key Terms


arraignment
bail
correctional facility
felony
"good time"
maximum-security prison
medium-security prison
minimum-security prison
misdemeanor

parole
parole board
parolee
prison hospice care
probation
supermax prison
white collar crime

Click on a term for the definition and Spanish translation.
What You Will Do

Read each passage and the question that follows it. Type your answer in the box provided. When you have finished, click DONE to compare WHAT YOU WROTE with WHAT WE WROTE.
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