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    Alternatives to Prison

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    Prisons‚ facilities maintained for confining people convicted of committing crimes‚ were used to rehabilitate offenders while keeping them isolated from the community. The Quakers built the first prison in 1790 in order to seclude criminal offenders from society to think about their wrongdoing and to seek forgiveness in a kind‚ and spiritual environment. (Inciardi 497) Currently‚ there are three types of prisons within the Federal‚ State‚ and County governments. These are categorized by the

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    To my dearest Mother‚ It is me‚ Judith. If you received this letter then you must have made it. Oh how I miss you‚ just like I miss father. When he died back in 1938‚ the tables began to turn in a way that was so unrealistic no one could have imagined it being possible. Ever since he died things were changing rapidly‚ and after we moved to Kovno in Lithuania‚ I felt as if something was off‚ or it just wasn’t right. I remember the day the Soviet Union had occupied our country when I was eleven

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    Prison Response

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    Jails and Prison Responses Falecia Alexander University of Phoenix Jails and Prison Responses Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison: Identify the four types of prisons. Explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Explain why jails play an important role in the criminal justice system. After doing a bit of research myself and viewing different sources I have learned a few things about

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    Confinement In Prisons

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    only 5% of the world’s population‚ holds 25% of the world’s prison population. There are currently 2.23 million juveniles and adults incarcerated in American jails‚ prisons‚ detention centers‚ and the like (Wagner and Rabuy 2015). With record-high rates of incarceration‚ it is not surprising that there is a great deal of controversial debate around the subject‚ including the ways in which incarcerated individuals are treated within prisons. While inmates all face different challenges while being imprisoned

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    Is Ireland’s current women’s prison system fit for purpose? 1500w Throughout this essay the author aims to examine the prison system in Ireland‚ in particular the author will focus on the impact of the system on female inmates. A thorough exploration of the women’s prison system will be undertaken in order to establish the level to which this system is fit for purpose. The author intends to critically assess the system and its implications on women and wider society. The author will evaluate the

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    Punishment In Prison

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    Punishment in Prison The criminal justice system sentences people to prison for various felonious crimes they have admitted to or have been found guilty of. A prison sentence is punishment for those types of crimes. However‚ for some‚ a prison sentence in today’s world is nothing more than a vacation from reality. State and Federal Prisons have turned into a recreation hall and free pass from hard labor. Prisons should implement the punishments they were intended for‚ and that being isolation and

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    Incarceration In Prisons

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    caused a problem inside the prison walls‚ it has also increased economic situations for stakeholders.The recent increase in incarceration rates has had negative effects on the United States economy by causing an increase in expenditure on prisons that could be better used for education. This increase in incarceration rates has also led to overcrowding in prisons‚ leading to unsuitable conditions for prisoners and prison workers. Stakeholders are negatively impacted from the increase in incarceration

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    Prison Environment

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    Prison Environment Jennifer O’Neal CJS 230 Jean O’Gallagher July 21‚ 2011 Prison is a cramped‚ confined‚ and sometimes dangerous environment. There are prison rules (prison code) and for the majority of the prisons there are inmate rules (inmate code). When prison rules are broken‚ inmates are charged accordingly with reprimands. When inmate code is broken inmates are subject to attack by other inmates‚ which will lead to injury or possibly death. In prison‚ there is no privacy. Inmates are

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    Incarceration Prisons

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    There are millions of Americans in the United States (U.S) who have been to prison for conviction of a crime and incarceration rates are increasing (Public Safety Performance Project‚2007‚ Pew‚ 2008). Each year‚ thousands of individuals across the United States confront social and personal challenges related with the shift of transitioning from prison to society outside of prison. Incarceration prisons rates in the U.S. has increased more than any country in the world (Pew‚ 2008). In this informative

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    “deinstitutionalize” the mentally ill – prisons and jails became the new de facto mental health asylums. In 2015‚ according to the Treatment Advocacy Center‚ in 44 of the 50 states‚ “the largest prison or jail held more people with serious mental illness than the largest psychiatrist hospital.” Therefore‚ in a country where incarcerating people with mental challenges seems to be a more viable option than treatment‚ it is inevitable to question the policies and

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