American Prison Systems Introduction In many countries national prisons are operated and supplemented by provinces and state counterparts. Prisoners are held in prisons and jails throughout the country and globally convicted of various crimes and offenses. The nature of the offense determines where the prisoner is held and the lengths of times. There are institutions that vary in level of security in both the state and federal prison system. However‚ the majority of prisoners are
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Palachuk Ronnie Palachuk Thaddeus Rice ENGL&101 30 November 2014 When Prisoners Come Home When a person has been confined and convicted because they have violated the law the law‚ reentering society without rehabilitation is not promising. Those that are released from the system need to be showed the skills on how to survive in everyday life. Those that do not get placed into rehabilitation programs have a high probability of violating their parole and relapsing on paste drug and alcohol addiction
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mistreatment within the system. Is this ethically right? No‚ because as the 1st amendment grants us this right. Since a person refuses to live by society’s rules‚ they do not receive the full benefits of the rest of the society when they become a felon. That’s understandable‚ but why grants constitutional rights that are said “can’t be taken away”‚ yet they still are. So to take away prisoners’ constitutional rights I think is unethical. Equality under the law should be highly enforced within every
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Authors: Kaplan‚ David A. Source: Fortune. 12/7/2009‚ Vol. 160 Issue 11‚ p14-16. 3p. 4 Color Photographs. Document Type: Opinion Subject Terms: *EXECUTIVES; *CHIEF executive officers AVARICE Geographic Terms: UNITED States Company/Entity: TYCO International Ltd. -- Officials & employees Ticker: TYC People: KOZLOWSKI‚ Dennis‚ 1946- -- Trials‚ litigation‚ etc. Abstract: The author offers observations on Dennis Kozlowski‚ the former chief executive officer of industrial conglomerate Tyco
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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 norms and take on the
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What is Probation? For‚ you grasp a better understanding of what probation is you first must know the meaning of probation. Probation has several different meanings to it. Probation could mean a sentence of imprisonment that is suspended. Whereas‚ it could also mean a court-ordered period of correctional supervision as an alternative to incarceration (Fank Schmalleger‚ 2016‚ 2014‚ 2012‚ 2010). Secondly‚ it can also mean the method used to deal with first time offenders‚ or those guilty of minor
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The Right to Own Guns As American citizens‚ we have more rights and freedoms than any other group of people in the world. The founders of this country established these freedoms because they had previously lived in countries where the people did not have as many rights. One of these rights is stated in the Second Amendment to the Constitution‚ which proclaims "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed." But over the years various laws and regulations have infringed
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RECOVERING ADDICTS IN THE FIELD OF SUBTANCE ABUSE COUSELING Is Substance Abuse Counseling a good career for a convicted felon and recovering drug addict? A person’s past mistakes in life can sometimes prevent that person from getting certain jobs later in life. With a prior criminal record some employers may not consider that individual as a good candidate for the job. Substance abuse counselors can be needed in hospitals‚ institutions‚ rehab centers‚ schools‚ and other government ran facilities
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probation search. While searching the apartment they found a hand gun. After searching the residents detective Townsend found out from Kima Downey that Roussell had moved out about three months earlier‚ The detective also found out that Downey was a convicted felon‚ they arrested him for possession of the gun. Downey motioned to suppress the weapon but it was denied and he pled guilty. Discussion united states supreme court ruled that police officers that have a warrant to arrest someone can enter a home
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America’s prison system is broken. The purpose of prison is to teach a lesson of wrongdoing. Taking away the freedoms of an individual is designed to change the behavior or at least that is the intention. However‚ America makes up 5% of the world population but 25% of the world’s prison population. The recidivism rate for federal prisons according to the United States Sentencing Commission is nearly half at 49.3% within 8 years of release (www.ussc.gov). That rate for state prisons is even higher
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