How is military prison different than regular prison? How many American soldiers are in military prison?

Question

What are some reasons they end up in them?

The reason I am asking is because the movie 'The Dirty Dozen' is on TV. It's about the 12 prisoners sent behind the German front lines during WW2.

Answer 1

There is no distinction between crime and place of incarceration. You are reduced to E1 Private (no stripe). You maintain a locker just like Basic Training, with only issue items allowed.

I was a Driver/Guard for a guy that was Court Martailed for disobeying a direct order from an Officer. He was told to empty his pockets. He did. He then picked up the piece of hash and ate it. The CM took 15 minutes. His supervisor was called in and asked what the guy did. The reply took 5 words and he was excused. Within a couple minutes of that the armed guard was called in. He came out with the guy cuffed. I had to take him to Manheim that night. The armed guard was changed to my Platoon Sgt. We took the guy to dinner in Darmstadt and then to OCS. 3 weeks later I went back alone with issue items. After checking in I came out of that office and there the guy was standing in line at Parade Rest. I told the guard I had some stuff and talked to the prisoner. I was tackled by the guard for speaking to the guy.

Are you seeing a pattern yet.

The guard got chewed out. I get about 10 minutes with the guy. He tells me the guy in the bunk to his left is in for murder. The guy on his right raped another guy. He spent 120 days in OCS (Old Coleman Stockade) with a suspended BCD.

It compares to going to The Federal Pen. in Atlanta for not sweeping the floor when told to. There is a reason the UCMJ does this. I do not expect you to understand the importance of blind obiedience when many lives might hang in the balance.

We thought it was payback as he was suspected of doing something while high that caused a AH1Q Cobra belonging to the 11th ACR Fulda to fly into East Germany. We were crawling with people from so many Federal Agencies you could not keep track. The Pilot and Gunner where beat and held for 3 weeks. The bird was dismantled and photographed by the Soviets. This was before there were 3 cable news networks to report a GI scratching his butt.

Does this help?

SSG US Army 73-82

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Answer 3

This Site Might Help You.

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How is military prison different than regular prison? How many American soldiers are in military prison?
What are some reasons they end up in them?

Answer 4

Leavenworth Military Prison

Answer 5

You really have to mess up pretty bad to get put into a military prison. Usually you are court martialed and put out of the service with a dishonorable discharge, which eliminates your VA benefits, and or retirement benefits.
Try googling LEVENWORTH, maybe you can get stats there, and most military posts have a prison. The prison in Kansas is hard time.

Answer 6

MILITARY PRISON IS A MILITARY PRISON WHICH MEANS YOU BELONG THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED, IF YOU DIDN'T IT WOULD MEAN YOU WEREN'T IN THE MILITARY AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME. YOU CAN BE HOME ON WHATS CALLED HOME LEAVE LETS FOR INSTANCE YOU CATCH YOUR WIFE WITH YOUR BROTHER YOU DO SOMETHING TO HURT THEM THEN YOUR SCREWED YOU GO STRAIGHT TO JAIL THEN A MILITARY TRIAL, THEN WHAT IS THE REAL JAIL. OR YOU CAN BE A CITIZEN/ CIVILIAN RATHER ON A MILITARY BASE TRY TO ROB IT THEN WELL GUESS YOUR SCREWED.

Answer 7

the military prisons are different form non military prison some of them are there because the ucjm that all military used from AWOL to disobeying orders and killing some one

Answer 8

yes you are still required to adhere to military discipline, the Correctional officers are all Non-commissioned officers (sergeants E-5 to E-9) and as such are required to be physically fit and meet the army requirements for physical fitness to my knowledge there are no such physical requirements in state of federal prison systems.. Army noncoms are also required to attend the NCO academy for promotion to higher grade.. All military prisoners are reduced in grade to E-1 that is private and are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice until discharged which is at release at which time they receive dishonorable dishcharge .
The prison at Ft Leavenworth KS and Mannheim Germany are kept to military standards at all times and discipline is maintained at the same level as entry level trainees to basic training (that is total control), I do not know the number of incarcerated military members in military prisons.U.S. Disciplinary Barracks
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the only maximum security prison in the Department of Defense. It is the oldest penal institution in continuous operation in the federal system. Operations at the prison started in May 1875 and have continued to this date. Its mission is to incarcerate U.S. military prisoners sentenced to long terms of confinement, and conduct correctional and treatment programs to maintain good order and discipline and reduce recidivism upon release; and, on order, provide trained and ready Soldiers to conduct world-wide deployments in support of contingency operations.

The American Correctional Association (ACA) has continuously accredited the USDB since 1988. The new USDB will be considered for re-accreditation by the ACA in February 2006. To receive accreditation the USDB must meet or exceed more than 500 standards set by the Association.

With the opening of the new USDB in September 2002, operations continue in a state-of-the-art correctional facility. Groundbreaking for the new facility took place in June 1998 and the facility was turned over to the Army on August 1, 2002.

The 504-cell facility cost $67.8 million to construct. The design is based upon modern prison standards modified to fit the unique military mission requirements of the USDB.

The old USDB covered 12 ½ acres and was surrounded by a rock wall that varied in height from 14 to 41 feet; it had a 10-acre fenced outside recreation area. The new USDB encompasses about 51 acres and is located on the northern part of Fort Leavenworth on the site of the former USDB Farm Colony. The new USDB is surrounded by two 14-foot fences and contains an open-air recreation yard.

The new facility is divided into two zones. One zone houses the general population inmates in three main housing units. The other zone, separated from inmate housing, contains the command group, directorates of inmate administration, treatment programs, vocational training, pastoral care as well as health and dental clinics and other inmate support services. A Special Housing Unit is also part of the support complex. Referred to as the SHU, the unit houses receptees, maximum custody, administratively segregated inmates and those inmates sentenced to death. The SHU can accommodate up to 95 inmates.

There are three housing units for inmate housing. Each housing unit accommodates up to 142 inmates and is made up of two “pods,” which are two-tiered triangular shaped domiciles with an open-air center area containing pay phones, televisions and chairs. One control center, located between the two-tiered triangular shaped domiciles, manages each housing unit.

Answer 9

if your an American Soldier its bad. if you are a Coward backstabbing no balls coward you have it cake. for defending them selves, in some cases they do break a law our two.