White Women In Prison Case Study

Diane Sawyer the news reporter covered the maximum security 20/20 episode of women in prison. It is pertinent to note that United States of America have more incarcerated people than any country in the world. About 63% of women in the prison covered were said to be there due to non- violent crimes. Many of the women in the prison are there for stealing and killing. The black women that are incarcerated are twice the number of white women. Women of different ages are in the prison.
The case of the woman who had served 36 years in prison illustrated some effects of abuse on a teenager. She was looking for attention and love, because she was from an abusive family. She went to rob the store with her boyfriend to sustain the friendship, but it landed her in the prison because the boyfriend killed the owner of the store. She did not think of the consequence of her action because she was looking for love. I feel the action of this woman also portrayed a characteristic of some teenagers who do bad things because of peer pressure.
The case of the woman with a good job, loving husband and children who was sentenced to thirteen and a half years in prison was a pathetic one. She was on prescription drugs, because it was getting expensive she stole in order to buy heroin. I feel she must have been an
Drug addicts find different ways of smuggling drugs and using it in the prison. The prisoners hide the drugs in toilet holder, toilet seat, under their tennis shoes, in the candy, under the stamp and in the magazine and in their “cell phone”. Some could even put drugs in their mouth, the more reason why the prisoners were asked to cough during the intake process. I find it amazing that the little strip of drug put under the stamp can keep the user ‘high’ for about eight hours. Some women use oranges to make alcohol; what an innovative way to satisfy their alcohol