Category:Corrections

The final component of the criminal justice system, the corrections system handles the punishment of convicted criminals sentenced to incarceration. The state corrections system of jails and prisons handles prisoners convicted of state crimes, while those convicted of federal crimes go into the federal prison system.

Supers whose powers make them an escape risk or a danger to other inmates can be sent to Gaviota Island Federal Penitentiary, an ultra-secure facility for superpowered inmates, even if they have not been convicted of a federal crime. This generally involves a court hearing at which the state must prove to a judge that the prisoner cannot be safely contained by state facilities.