Dictionary definition of “impact incarceration”

impact incarceration

n. jail or prison time structured with discpline and drills similar to a military boot camp. Also high-impact incarceration. Subjects: English, United States, Crime & Prisons, Jargon

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Citations: 1990 Charles N. Wheeler III @ Springfield, Ill. Chicago Sun-Times (Apr. 7) “Boot camp proposed for youthful offenders” p. 1: A prison work camp in southern Illinois will be turned into a military-style boot camp designed to shock youthful offenders out of a life of crime, Gov. Thompson announced Friday. The planned “impact incarceration” program could open this fall. 1990 James Barron New York Times (Aug. 2) “Boot-Camp Jail To Begin in Fall At Rikers Island” p. B2: The New York City Correction Commissioner said yesterday that a “high impact incarceration plan”—similar in some ways to the state’s boot-camp program for prisoners—would begin at Rikers Island in September. 2004 James Washburn Lincoln Courier (Illinois) (June 19) “Guilty plea lets Lincoln man, 25, avoid lengthy prison term”: A 25-year-old Lincoln man pleaded guilty Friday to unlawful criminal drug conspiracy, a Class II felony, and was sentenced to four years in prison with a recommendation for impact incarceration, also known as boot camp.

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