20th century Penitentiary System
April 22, 2011
I believe that health care and safety are two significant changes that have occurred during the 20th century. We now have more advanced technology and more income coming into the prisons to provide efficient care for the inmate’s health issues or accidents that may occur within the facilities. Before the 20th century the death rate of inmates was extremely high, due to the fact of overcrowding and not having the means and resources to efficiently take care of any diseases, illnesses and wounds that passed through.
Safety of correction’s officers and prisoners has changed as well during the 20th century. More money and technology has been brought into our prison system, therefore