Many state prisons are referred to as multilevel prisons meaning that they house two or more different levels of security within the same penitentiary. The Federal prisons also have five levels of security, minimum security, low security, medium security, high security, and administrative security. The states open security prison is not like a prison at all; these facilities do not have security around them and are used for work release, and half way houses. If an inmate was to escape he or she is free to do so, but upon catching the inmate he or she will be reassigned to a higher security prison. Federal prison camps otherwise known as minimum security prisons are have some of the same features as a open security facility, they also do not have fences and inmates are free to roam the compound. Minimum security facilities at the state level are different then federal, inmates may live in dorm style rooms with multiple inmates, the security is minimal and escaping is easy. The majority of inmates in a minimum security state facility have earned the right to be in this classification. These facilities are comparable to the federal low security facility, otherwise known as federal correctional institutions. The features of a low security facility includes double fencing which make escaping a little more difficult. Medium security state prisons are smaller and have double…