“Overcrowding in Americas Prison System” ABSTRACT In the early years of this country flogging‚ exile‚ branding‚ and the “stocks” were some of the ways used to punish a guilty offender. Today‚ though‚ these types of punishments would quickly be labeled as cruel and unusual forms of retribution. Since we can no longer utilize such forms of punishment‚ the criminal justice system has turned to; imprisonment‚ probation‚ fines‚ and even the death penalty to help and deter offenders from a life of
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Privatization of Prisons Private Prison‚ Inc. Introduction America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it creates‚ however‚ is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison overcrowding‚ sometimes prompting court actions against penal systems; rapidly rising operational outlays; and taxpayer resistance to the cost of new prisons. A partial answer to the
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Jail and Prison Kyle T Klusacek March 11‚ 2013 Jail and Prison During the last three decades‚ prisons and jails have become full to capacity because of an increase in drug laws and repeat offenders. Before prisons took control‚ early punishments were brutal and not humane. There are two different cultures when discussing jails and prisons. Jails can be seen as short term whereas prisons are long term. Crime has been an increasing factor in today’s society‚ prisons and jails hold the offenders
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The History of Prisons Both state and federal prisons were designed to serve the same purpose. They are alike in the sense that they both confine criminals. At the same‚ time there many differences in which make each system unique. State governments primarily operate both. Adults convicted of felony crimes may be imprisoned in one of the approximately 1‚800 state‚ federal‚ local‚ or private prisons in America. State prisons confine felons with more than a year to serve with an array
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The use of private prisons are worth more than 70 billion dollars. The idea of private prisons came across in the United States in the early 1980’s. Although many people want to ban private prisons the United States should keep private prisons because of money‚ treatment‚ and economy. To begin‚ the use of private prisons save the state money‚ Private prisons allow the state to save money‚ Public prison endorse money from the state‚ on the other hand private institutions do not. “Ira P. Robbins
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Arturo benitez Period: 3 Date: 2/4/14 Why We Should Not Do Drugs? Thousands of young men have wasted their lives because of illegal drugs in the world. They were mostly victims of a bad influence‚ a broken-home family‚ of ignorance‚ or curiosity. The key reasons why people shouldn’t do drugs are that drugs are bad for your body‚ they ruin your life‚ and they cause addiction. First‚ drugs affect your body in many permanent ways like brain damage‚ heart problems‚ and hallucinations. Brain damage
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behavior to accept the programs. Rehabilitation comes from inside a person. The person must want to change his behavior and make use of the programs available to them. Intentions of rehabilitation Rehabilitation is specific programs applied within a prison setting intended to bring about the end of criminal behavior called desistance‚ meaning to cease or stop. It is supposed to be a simple formula: prisoner classification X appropriate programming X positive participation = probability of desistance
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private prisons are more effective because they have lower recidivism rates. However‚ this is not true. As stated by Peter Kerwin‚ “private prisons are likely to serve as many as two to three more month behind bars than those assigned to public prisons and are equally likely to commit more crimes after release‚ despite industry claims to lower recidivism rates through high-quality and innovative rehabilitation programs” (2015) this quote shows that more offenders return to private prisons than those
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Management positions in prisons are known to be very demanding. Correctional facilities are difficult to operate and are forced to deal with overcrowding which leads to an outnumbered staff and a continuous flow of violent and dangerous inmates. An issue that management faces is the occurrence of riots. According to dictionary.com‚ a riot is a disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons acting together in a disrupting and tumultuous manner in carrying out their private purposes.
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Sexual coercion in prison is a more polite way of saying prison rape or pressure to have sex and giving into the pressure. Prison sex is a topic not many‚ like to touch on. However it is estimated that thousands of men‚ mostly young‚ or incapable of defending themselves have been coerced into performing sexual acts in prison. Another less talked about topic‚ or less understood is the primal need for companionship. Homosexual activity happens in prisons through out the world and through out
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