Summary Of Prison State

There are many issues in the correctional offices and criminal justice system. Due to the unknowns on how to treat crime it is resulted in holding all crimes in prisons and jails. From minor to major crimes there are more effective ways to correct the behavior. In the documentary “Prison State”, highlights these issues in attempt to correct the problems. When crimes are committed and these criminals off all ages are released from correctional facilities, it is unknown on how they will react to the world. There are ways to regulate and watch what they do but these people were separated from civility and now are out in the world. Correctional officials will but criminals on probation, bail, or parole in attempt to help integrate them. However, there are many flaws in this system because the inmates have nothing when they leave. While watching the documentary a black male was realized from jail 6 months early due to good behavior and overall the prisons were over filled. When he was released all he had was the clothes on
Most of them were for minor crimes such as truancy, school fights and violence. In the movie they showed Chrystal who was arrested at school because of a school fight and resisted arrest. I think it is ridicules that they had called the cops for a minor school fight. There should be more options to punish these kids and help them rather than putting them in a place full of other violent, criminal people. Another case if Demetria, 14, who was arrested for assault on her aunt. When she was only 9 her mother committed suicide and was not given therapy or anything to help her from the trauma of losing her mother. Instead of reducing problems before these kids commit crimes they are just expected to be arrested. When asking people living in the projects of how many people they knew either family members or friends are in jail, people tend to say