The review process can take 10 or more years from conviction to execution.

Many studies have shown the recidivism rate of sex offenders to be relatively low, especially when compared to the recidivism rates of other types of offenders.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons accepts hard-to-control inmates from state prisons.

True diversion takes place when an offender is referred to a program, and the completion of which will enable him or her to avoid criminal prosecution.

An “integrated yard” policy, such as that utilized by Cocorcan State Prison in California, was:

Police officers are only allowed to use discretion with adult offenders.

The team that carries out the official act of putting an inmate to death is called the:

Half of all detainees being held in jail are misdemeanants who could not make bail.

Who is responsible for establishing that mitigating factors exist that should cause the jury to bring in a punishment recommendation other than death?

The U.S. Supreme Court decision that later followed Furman v. Georgia and declared the death penalty constitutional if and only if certain conditions are met was