The Attica Prison Riot of 1971 alarmed and outraged society. The public outrage brought about long overdue prison reforms including changes to public policy and administration. The riot began on September 9‚ 1971 and ended on September 13‚ 1971 when state police stormed the prison and opened fire. The re-taking of the prison left ten employees and twenty-nine inmates dead. During the riot itself one employee and three inmates were killed. The exact causes or incidents that led to the uprising are
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discovery and use of the hydrogen atom bomb. When it fell‚ many called it the ‘end of the world’ and the very use of the atom bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945‚ eighteen years before the writing of the book‚ is the core of the premise of Cat’s Cradle. Cat’s Cradle is a tale of a man’s journey to write about the day the atom bomb fell‚ which he never ends‚ but instead learns of the short comings of the human race through interaction with new religions and scientific beliefs. The method Vonnegut chose
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1. For an 18-inch pipeline designed for 150‚000 barrels per day‚ what is the short-run cost per barrel (per thousand miles) of transporting crude oil if the throughput is (a) 50‚000 barrels per day (b) 100‚000 barrels per day (c) 150‚000 barrels per day? Using chart 7‚ a) Cost of transporting 50‚000 barrels would be 30 cents. b) Cost of transporting 100‚000 barrels would be 17 cents. c) Cost of transporting 150‚000 barrels would 16 cents. 2. Can a 16-inch pipeline with 10‚000 horsepower transport
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The U.S. prison population over the past twenty-five years has been broadly discussed. Many studies over the years consider the changes in the social inequality in imprisonment. I chose this inequality because of the major increase in crime and using prison as a form of punishment in society. It is important to study the inequality in incarceration and mass imprisonment because of the many reoccurring incidents in today’s news and the growth in the number of prisons being made. The author Melanie
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ail and prisons Jail and Prisons Comparison Kristofer Kem CJA/234 October 18‚ 2012 Luis Cintron Jail and Prisons Comparison Most people do not realize that there are differences between jails and prisons. Jails hold people awaiting trial or people that are sentenced for a short term‚ which is usually less than a year. That is jails place in corrections. Prisons hold people that are convicted of crimes and sentenced for a longer term. In the United States‚ jails are most often run by sheriffs
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10) Prisons are a waste of money. With reference to relevant literature / reports discuss why this might be so and give examples of alternatives that might be used more effectively. Introduction: Prisons are home to the individuals who have committed a crime‚ and been convicted of their crime. These correctional facilities are used as a form of punishment by the courts for these felons. ( Free Legal Dictionary‚ 2013). "There are 14 institutions in the Irish Prison System consisting
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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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The current prison population is 4‚ 306. That’s an estimated 282‚ 000‚000 of the tax payers money spent on prisons in Ireland per annum. Introduction This Irish prison system consists of 15 different institutions. This is made up of eleven traditional ‘closed’ prisons‚ two ‘open’ prisons‚ a training prison and a prison for young offenders. All of our prisons are termed medium-low security‚ apart from Portlaoise prison; a male only prison and our countries only high security prison. The purpose
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The newly entered prisoners are specialized victimized of prison violence and become involved in the subculture. Shift lag is also a powerful factor in the professional life of prison workers that results in violence of rules in the prison. They feel hypnotic‚ dull and avoid completing their job tasks with interest and responsibility. Effect of the Prison Violence on the Staff Members After discussing the problem of stress management prison violence in detail‚ a lot of questions arise in the mind
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Privatizing prisons? Abstract The main goal of a prison that is considered to be privatized is to maximize the profits within that prison. In order to maximize profits the budgets that include services for the inmates‚ protection for the public and staff‚ as well as the salary and benefits of the staff of the privatized prison may be analyzed and cut. By allowing the privatization within the prison system the public‚ the staff‚ and the inmates will find themselves in jeopardy.
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