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Discuss why there is an age requirement for hiring in federal prisons and not in jails or state prisons.
What are the main concerns?
Should there be an age requirement? Why or why not?
Also, what are the minimum educational requirements for correctional officers in federal and state prisons?
Support your opinion. Be sure to reference all sources using APA style

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This solution discusses the age requirement for employment in the federal prison system.

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There seems to be an age requirement for hiring in federal prisons and not in jails or state prisons, due to the fact that federal prisons usually hold more dangerous high-security inmates. In addition, federal prisons usually house a greater portion of inmates that have committed white-collar crimes, and have deceptive intellectual capacities ...

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