Inmates in prison have the following Constitutional Rights:
The right to humane facilities and conditions
The right to be free from sexual crimes
The right to be free from racial segregation
The right to express condition complaints
The right to assert their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act
The right to medical care and attention as needed
The right to appropriate mental health care
The right to a hearing if they are to be moved to a mental health facility
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Inmates Under Death Sentence As of April 15, 2020 for the state of georgia
Checkout the following books from your campus library
Essentials of Corrections by 
Corrections Officer Exam Secrets Study Guide by 
History of the Georgia Prison System by 
Crime Prisons and Jails by 
Hard Time by 
American Prison by 
Corrections
In the corrections course students will learn about many topics dealing with prisons, populations, and management. The students will gain an understanding of the following basic concepts:
An overview of corrections
Corrections today: evidence-based corrections and professionalism
Sentencing: to punish or to reform
Probation: how most offenders are punished
Intermediate sanctions: between probation and incarceration
Jails: way stations or warehouses
Parole: early release and reentry
Staff of prisons: managing population
Inmates: living behind bars
Legal aspects of a prisoner's rights
Special prison populations: substance abusers, HIV/AIDS, Mentally challenged, and elderly
Institutional Corrections: confinement and rehabilitation of adults and juveniles convicted of offenses against the law and confinement of persons suspected of a crime awaiting trial and adjudication.
Community Corrections: Parole, Probation, or any program that supervises offenders outside of the prison. (work release, day reporting centers or residential “halfway house” programs)
Punishments:
Death penalty
incarceration in prison, jail, or confinement facility
community service
probation
fines
restitution
Types of Sentencing:
Mandatory minimum sentencing laws: Person convicted of certain offenses must serve a minimum prison sentence
Consecutive sentences: When sentences run consecutively, defendants have to finish serving the sentence for one offense before they start serving the sentence for any other offense.
Concurrent sentences:When sentences run concurrently, defendants serve all the sentences at the same time.
Determinate: the process of a court assigning a set prison term to a convicted offender.
Indeterminate: a sentence that does not assign a set amount of jail time.
Sentencing Guidelines:
Annotated 2018 Chapter 5: Determining The Sentence
The goals of sentencing include:
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Government Agency dedicated in protecting society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
An agency within the Federal Bureau of Prisons that is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to Federal, state, and local corrections agencies.
United States Sentencing Commission (USSC)
Independent agency under the Judicial Branch of the United States Government responsible for establishing sentencing policies and practices for the federal courts, advising and assisting Congress and the Executive Branch in the development of effective and efficient crime policy; and to collecting, analyzing, researching, and distributing a broad array of information on federal crime and sentencing issues.
A non-profit organization that works toward a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.
Death Penalty Information Center
A national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment.
Corrections Corporation of America or CoreCivic
Founded the private corrections management industry three decades ago, establishing industry standards for future-focused, forward-thinking correctional solutions. A commitment to innovation, efficiency, cost effectiveness and achievement has made the company the partnership corrections provider of choice for federal, state and local agencies since 1983.
Most popular destination for Corrections Officers, Sheriffs, Probation & Parole. Fine news and information about correctional systems.
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
The American Jail Association (AJA) is a national, nonprofit organization that supports the professionals who operate our Nation's jails. It is the only national association that focuses exclusively on issues specific to the operations of local correctional facilities.
Provides access to publications such as: sentencing guidelines manuals, sentencing statistics, and research reports.
Largest Database of Georgia Mugshots. Constantly updated. Search arrest records and find latests mugshots and bookings for Misdemeanors and Felonies.
Introduction to Corrections - An Open Educational Resources Publication by Taft College
Welcome to the official Stanford Prison Experiment website, which features extensive information about a classic psychology experiment that inspired an award-winning movie, New York Times bestseller, and documentary DVD.
Issues with Working in the Corrections Portion of the career field
Law enforcement and Criminal Justice Student Manual - Revised 2016
Introduction to Corrections by Robert D. Hanser Companion Website
Introduction to Corrections