different effects releasing elderly inmates would have on the prison system and also on the public. Also this paper would show and explain the pros and cons of keeping the elderly inmates behind bars. This will show the growth of the elderly inmates in prison and the reasoning behind the rapid growing population. Overall‚ the research done would address the issue of if elderly inmates should be released early. Releasing Elderly Inmates Elderly inmates are growing rapidly behind the prison walls
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List and explain the rights prisoners have while incarcerated. After doing some research I discovered the following information: Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Every inmate has the right to be free under the Eighth Amendment from inhumane treatment or anything that could be considered "cruel and unusual" punishment. Unfortunately‚ the Eighth Amendment did not clearly define what "cruel and unusual" punishment includes‚ meaning much of the definition has derived from case law. Generally speaking
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Healthcare for Jail Inmates Tamera Robinson HCS/430 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance January 29‚ 2012 Marsha Smith Healthcare for Jail Inmates The definition of health care is the prevention‚ treatment‚ and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions. Human beings are entitled to receive adequate healthcare‚ even those humans locked up for
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Prison Slang and the Language between Inmates and Correctional Officers Prison society has always had its own language and over the years‚ prison language has evolved. Correctional officers have to deal with a considerable number of offenders with a large variety of issues. All the inmates segregate themselves by race or religion in prison. At times dealing with each race or religion in a prison environment can be difficult. Prison staff are trained to understand how inmates live and the issues
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Although positive illusions have been associated with both psychological and physiological well-being and ill-being‚ it can have a significantly positive impact on one’s life in certain situations. This is seen outside the realm of everyday life‚ helping others who may have increased difficulties‚ such as prisoners. When a person becomes incarcerated‚ a negative attitude tends to be directly attached to the event. As an inmate possesses this negative mentality‚ it can begin to take a toll on their
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concern for releasing inmates appear to be lack of social support‚ lack of medical support and lack of community resources to regain a place in society (education‚ employment‚ housing‚ transportation). Multiple measures would need to be used to find the appropriate treatment plan for each inmate. Ideally starting with a pre-release program to prepare inmates for reentry into normal life would be the best preventative measure. A social worker could use a genogram with the inmate to establish positive
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through the panopticon. Inmates in the panopticon are under the impression that they are either constantly being watched or that they could be watched at any time and therefore are constantly under the gaze of the tower. The constant figure of surveillance through the central tower forces the inmate to observe his own actions as though he were being watched. This self-surveillance where the inmate “becomes a principle of their own subjection” (Foucault‚ 1977:203) means that the inmate plays the role of
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combinations. Not these fights can erupt like this‚ but it is enough to show a correlation between racism‚ overcrowding‚ and riots. Types of Violence There are different types of violence that can occur at any time in the correction facilities. The number one daily problem is inmate-inmate violence. Per the book; officers pay contribute to the violence in jails. When there is overcrowding‚ there is not enough correction officers to look over all the prisoners. This causes officers to not be able
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Minority Inmates There are over millions of people incarcerated but African Americans and Latinos make up most of the prison population. To attempt to stop certain problems‚ the criminal justice system just put people behind bars and expects that everything will be fine‚ when in reality it isn’t because now the jails are becoming overcrowded. Dealing with the drug war‚ racial profiling‚ and people growing up in low-income neighborhoods and high-poverty rates‚ minorities have a higher inmate ratio but
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The situation I opted to observe consist of two inmates fighting over the top bunk of a prison cell in a state Penitentiary. When the inmates entered the cell they both made comedic and derogatory comments towards one another‚ one inmate verbalized “you know I’m always top gun right” in replication to the opposing inmate who verbalized “no way could I survive being down that low”. I was cognizant that I had observed my first sign of a potential conflict over spatial matters. I understand that they
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