Wk 4 Individual: Prisoners with Special Needs

Assignment Content

1. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-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?
   • Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
     
     
     Submit your paper.