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    Prison Gangs

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    Most prison gangs do more than offer simple protection for their members. Most often‚ prisons gangs are responsible for any drug‚ tobacco or alcohol handling inside correctional facilities (Garbarino 50). Furthermore‚ many prison gangs involve themselves in prostitution‚ assaults‚ kidnappings and murders. Prison gangs often seek to intimidate the other inmates‚ pressuring them to relinquish their food and other resources (Garbarino 59). Also‚ prison gangs often exercise a large

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    Private Prisons

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    private prisons are more effective because they have lower recidivism rates. However‚ this is not true. As stated by Peter Kerwin‚ “private prisons are likely to serve as many as two to three more month behind bars than those assigned to public prisons and are equally likely to commit more crimes after release‚ despite industry claims to lower recidivism rates through high-quality and innovative rehabilitation programs” (2015) this quote shows that more offenders return to private prisons than those

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    Riots In Prisons

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    Prisons are full of criminals and aggressive angry people; riots are not a very common occurrence with prison guards keeping most inmates under control‚ but they do happen. After the riot subdues‚ since it is common for some inmates to detain a guard or other prison employee so that the riot can take place without interruption‚ the inmates would be charged for false imprisonment‚ hostage taking‚ and most evidently rioting would be the main charge for the inmates involved. I would say false imprisonment

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    Prison Discharges

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    made by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to diminish prison overcrowding and give help to prisoners given unforgiving sentences in drug cases‚ the government Bureau of Prisons will concede early discharge to around 6‚000 prisoners starting in late October. Many of the prisoners were in half-way houses. They have served a normal of nine years and due to be released in a year and a half. As a feature of a push to give the government Bureau of Prisons time to get ready for a convergence of convicts entering

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    Jails & Prisons

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    continued to house pretrial inmates and by the end of the nineteenth century‚ almost every United States city had constructed and operated a jail for this purpose. The state and federal prison systems are alike in the concept that they both keep those who are accused and found guilty incarcerated and away from the

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    Prison Violence

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    threat to the safety of prison‚ of correctional staff‚ and of other inmates. Nevertheless‚ the issue of discipline in prison is important from an economic perspective‚ because an estimated average cost per infraction at a medium security prison is $970 (Jiang & Fisher-Giorlando‚ 2002). For these reasons‚ Jiang & Fisher- Giorlando conducted a research to help explain violent incidents‚ incidents against correctional staff and incidents against other inmates in prison. Identifying the risk factors

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    Prison and Rehabilitation

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    rehabilitation. The programs can be made mandatory‚ but that doesn’t mean the inmate will adapt their behavior to accept the programs. Rehabilitation comes from inside a person. The person must want to change his behavior and make use of the programs available to them. Intentions of rehabilitation Rehabilitation is specific programs applied within a prison setting intended to bring about the end of criminal behavior called desistance‚ meaning to cease or stop. It is supposed to be a simple formula: prisoner

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    Prison Reform

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    Prison Reform Rehabilitation Process CJA/334 July 13‚ 2013 Prison Reform Prison Reform is presented through the penal system in an effort to improve prisons‚ provided not only but also punishment rehabilitative efforts as well. Rehabilitation is one of the philosophical reasons for sentencing. The general area that will be studied within prison reform is its rehabilitation process. We will study the rehabilitation process as it pertains to both male and female. This study will also show

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    Recidivism In Prison

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    having to adjust from one social context to another. This scenario happens on a daily basis‚ inmates reintegrating into a society that is abashed of a criminal record. The increasing rates of inmates have a direct correlation with recidivism‚ reintegration‚ race‚ and the rank felons hold in the job market. If we as a society aren’t inflicting a positive attitude onto these ex-convicts‚ then we can’t expect them to uphold a positive outlook for their future. If people going into prison can adapt to those

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    Dignity and Respect Many people try to escape the prison that suppresses them‚ but fail to because of their moral obligations to themselves and others. Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome‚ Ernest J. Gaines’ A Lesson Before Dying and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter‚ portray the struggles one acquires through their own conduct. Ethan in Ethan Frome‚ Grant in A Lesson Before Dying and Hester in Scarlet Letter each try to elude their life dilemma’s‚ but are hindered due to their obligations. Ethan is obligated

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