Assignment:
Write a 700 to 1,050 word paper explaining the needs of special offenders. Answer the following questions:
- How do special needs, mentally ill, and substance-abusing prisoners affect the jail and prison systems at state and federal levels?
- What would happen if these prisoners were not cared for properly?
- Select a prison special offender population and research a program aimed to assist or care for that population. What are the characteristics of the program? How has the program affected the special offender population in that prison?