1.

Using the Putnamville web page linked to Blackboard via the Indiana Department of

Correction, briefly describe the level of the institution, what type of inmates are housed at the

facility, and what programs are offered. (10 points)

The Putnamville is a medium security level correctional facility with a daily population of 1997

as identified in the year 2015. There are dormitories in the correctional facility. It was a facility

constructed for the court ordered misdemeanant offenders, but later in 1977 it started receiving

convicted felons. It is a correctional association and it has been rewarded for the same (Facility

History, 2019). The correctional facility has IMPD re-entry program , Purposeful Living Unit

Serve or PLUS program, Prison greyhounds program, IN2WORK, substance abuse and narcotics

anonymous program, Skidz recycling , academic and vocational training program and others.

References

Facility History. (2019). Retrieved June 3, 2019, from https://www.in.gov/idoc/3166.htm

2. Given what we know about the five forms of deprivation described by Gresham Sykes,

how might these deprivations exist at a facility like Putnamville? How might these “Pains of

Imprisonment” impact an offenders’ return to society following incarceration? (10 points)

The five forms of deprivation described by Gresham Sykes exist at a facility like Putnamville

because the inmates do not have the liberty or freedom to move on their own, they cannot own

anything, they cannot take their own decisions, they cannot have any heterosexual relationships

and they do not have choice of making decisions. These pains of staying inside the prison may

impact the offenders’ return to society following incarceration because the pains of not taking

decisions, not having freedom, not owning anything, not meeting their partners or wives and
most importantly no security inside the prison because of other dangerous criminals and the

possibilities of rape and violence may force the prisoners to be released from the prison.

References

Sykes, G. (1958). The pains of imprisonment. The society of captives: A study of a maximum

security prison, 63-78.

3. Using the literature, define the concept of a prison subculture. Identify and briefly

describe subculture groups that have been shown to form in a prison setting. Remember you

must use the literature to support your argument. (10 points)

Inmates and the correctional staff form subculture groups inside the prison. The prison

subculture is the existing cultural environment in the prison that affects the inmates and the

correctional staff and the rules and regulations of these subculture are formed by the correctional

staff (THE BROTHERHOOD Racism and Intimidation among Prison Staff at the Indiana

Correctional Facility-Putnamville, 2001). The prison subculture is prompted by the racial

discrimination existing inside the prison because of the racial differences between the staff and

the prisoners. The prisoners may also form subcultures based on their criminal backgrounds and

the severity of their crimes.

References

THE BROTHERHOOD Racism and Intimidation among Prison Staff at the Indiana Correctional

Facility-Putnamville. (2001, July). Retrieved June 3, 2019.

4. Choose one program offered at Putnamville. Find two academic scholarly resources and

develop an argument as to why and what extent this program may or may not reduce recidivism.

(20 points)

According to Magali-Davila Centeno, the prison programs can help to reduce recidivism. The

prison based animal program or PAP is being employed in mnay prisons and it is having an

important effect on reducing recidivism. This program has a therapeutic effect on the inmates.

The prison greyhounds program and the inmates care for horses at Putnamville are two vital

programs helping the inmates in the reduction of recidivism.

References

Davila-Centeno, M. (2016). Prison Programs to Reduce Recidivism: What is the Ideal Structure

of an Inmate Reentry Program?. Retrieved June 3, 2019, from

https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1385&context=honorstheses

Solliday, A. (2013, May 23). Inmates Care For Horses At Putnamville Prison. Retrieved June 3,

2019, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZPdxrLIlBM