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    development of inmates. This is indeed a very noble vision which has guided the institution over the last 20 years. With this‚ the Bureau aims to enhance public safety by providing humane safekeeping and development of inmates. In line with the vision‚ the Bureau endeavors to formulate policies and guidelines in the administration of all district‚ city and municipal jails nationwide‚ provide for the basic needs of inmates‚ and conduct activities for the development of inmates to ultimately improve

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    Inmates: Early Release

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    The decision to release an inmate early has been a much debated topic for quite some time. Lately‚ Washington‚ State’s criminal-justice system‚ or lack of it has received much criticism from the public because of the tragic death of four Lakewood police officers who lost their lives when an inmate was let out of jail early. Today the question remains whether inmates should be released early or not. Some people believe courts are demonstrating a lack of judicial restraint when rendering a decision

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    modern prison was devised by American reformers who believed that people should not be tortured and that criminals could be "reformed" by incarceration‚ labor‚ and "penitence." But with the rise of industrial capitalism‚ unpaid prison labor became a source of superprofits‚ a trend accelerated by the Civil War‚ and the "penitentiary" became the site of industrial slavery conducted under the whip and other savagery. Prior to the Civil War‚ the main form of imprisonment--African-American slavery--was

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    REHABILLITATION AND TREATMENT OF INMATES PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Conduct of rehabilitation and treatment programs - The Bureau shall undertake rehabilitation and treatment programs to help an inmate lead a responsible‚ law abiding and productive life upon release. Rehabilitation and treatment programs – Rehabilitation and treatment programs shall focus on providing services that will encourage and enhance the inmate’s self-respect‚ self-confidence‚ personal dignity‚ and sense of responsibility

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    pregnant women‚ children and infants and it’s associated with maternal health‚ quality and access to medical care‚ socioeconomic conditions‚ and public health practices. The most important purpose of this review is to examine and understand why African American infants are disproportionately affected and the factors(Low birth weight‚ preterm birth weight and very low birth weight and infant mortality) . Background In the United States‚ approximately two-thirds of infant deaths occur within the

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    Prison systems have been an intricate part of American society for centuries. As early as the act of war‚ imprisonment has been used to incarcerate societal wrong doers until punishment was administered. American prison systems were initially modeled from British penal methods‚ as America is their daughter country. British law allowed for harsh punishments and conditions for prisoners. Punishments‚ such as stockades and/or whippings‚ were perceived as effective deterrents to crime. These penalties

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    Indigenous Prison Population The overall prison population in Australia is similar to other developed countries‚ however the Australian Indigenous prison population is at an unacceptable rate and is continuing to rise (Krieg‚ 2006). The population of Indigenous prisoners in Australia has doubled within a generation (Mc Coy‚ 2008). Indigenous prisoner population in Western Australia‚ as with the rest of Australia‚ is massively over-represented (Justice & Community Safety in Western Australia‚ 2013)

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    FINAL Health Disparities Question 1): How do past and present experiences influence gene expression susceptibility to health disparities? Give an example. Gene susceptibility can be influenced in many ways. In the past it was said that during the slave trade many died due to dehydration‚ vomiting‚ or diarrhea‚ which are all sicknesses due to the lack of salt intake. The survivors’ genetic makeup was the reason why they survived. The past influence of the slave trade to the survivors’ bodies was

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    Racial Disparity in Sentencing Donna Black CJA423 October 18‚ 2010 Shomari L. Gilford Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial disparity in sentencing continues to be a long time culmination in the criminal justice system. The disparity in criminal sentencing is seen when individuals who commit similar or the same criminal act results in acquiring different sentences upon conviction (Jones-Brown‚ 2002). The paper will take a look at racial disparity in sentencing today‚ do an examination of

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    national minority in Croatia is Serbian minority. Writing about this minority is very interesting for me because Croatian had lived with Serbians in one country‚ former Yugoslavia and we had big war which had separated two nations. Despite the war that we had and which has started 1991. and finished 1995.‚many people with Serbian nationality lives in Croatia. The protection of minority rights in Croatia is comprehensively assured by the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National Minorities (CLNM)

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