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    employees and providers who run the care of these juvenile prisons not only neglect the needs of the youth imprisoned there‚ but also take advantage of the fact that these kids have nowhere else to run too. There have been multiple cases involving TYC employees and TYC inmates that were never brought to light‚ because of lack of supervision given to the facilities by the Texas government. TYC supervisor Wanda Drew comments that the youth in these prisons “are criminals‚ and not children. They have survived

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    place in our modern day setup or even if it does‚ is it really that necessary? Does taking away a person’s life serve justice as it should? Death Penalty: Contemporary Issues The modern world claims to be civilized and yet‚ the most heinous and barbarous activities are a common part of this modern and civilized society. The law regulates the conduct of the society and hence even in such

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    Us Prison System

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    DeAndre Fontenot & kaestazia middleton Dr. Richardson LLS 1333 January 29‚ 2013 The U.S. Prison System The U.S. prison system was designed for a couple of reasons. First to keep cruel people off the streets and to punish people who have committed a crime. Next is Justice for the victims that have been violated‚ also revenge. Finally is to detest other crimes by setting sentence minimums and to rehabilitate people so they will come out a better person. It has changed a lot in the past 30 years

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    The Prison – Bernard Malamud Theme : Twenty nine year old Tommy Castelli‚ who was Tony as a boy is now a man who is defeated in life‚ his main aim in life was to get out of the slum he grew up in. Life does not work that way for him and he ends up trapped in an unfulfilling way of life. A 10 year old girl is caught by him stealing from his shop and then he decides to save her life by showing her the right way so that she does not end up having a futile and banal life like his own. He makes a few

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    Zoos: Prison or Sanctuary Zoos! The word itself brings a sense of fun and joy to many of the human race. From children to adults‚ all enjoy the entertainment of seeing animals and birds in a zoo. From small birds to huge elephants‚ royal tigers and naughty monkeys‚ all sizes of fauna are present in a zoo. When a person goes to a zoo‚ they will usually find kids screaming or shouting with fright and joy‚ and adults saying ooh and aah with astonishment. Most people are excited every time‚ but are

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    those considered as dangerous and who have violated the rules. Many prisoners were sent to solitary confinement are not violent criminals‚ instead many are suffer from severe mental illness or cognitive disabled who has difficulties functioning in prison setting (Dangerous Overuse of Solitary Confinement‚ 2014). Researchers have found approximately 30% of prisoners who have suffered from mental

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    One might argue that likely due to their past it is possible for them to have been exposed to the lifestyle of the work camps or prison life making them better able to adapt to the conditions because they understood how to work the system‚ a disadvantage that those serving their term as political prisoners had. The urka class were usually tasked with overseeing the other inmates‚

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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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    Pros and Cons of Prison

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    Pros and Cons of Prison Privatization Prisons are institutions that have specifically been designed to handle the members of the society who are under conviction of different crimes. The people who reside in the prisons are referred to as inmates or prisoners and the time they spend in the prisons depends on the imprisonment period. This period is dependent of the intensity of the crime committed. Once in the prisons‚ the inmates undergo rehabilitation‚ incapacitation‚ retribution and deterrence

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    Sexual Abuse In Prison

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    money was spent on juveniles then they would be able to benefit for being in a detention center and become a productive member of society when they are released. If things continue to stay the same America will continue to see more and more men in prison. In this paper I will inform you about the sexual abuse that pertains to both male and female juveniles‚ and the lack of mental health care that is offered to them. Along with the problems each of these causes. These two issues are of great concern

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