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    Capitalism and mass incarceration have had a deep connection since the start of the Clinton administration. Not to undermine the the incarceration efforts of previous administrations‚ but Clinton’s had a specifically terrible impact. Previous administrations- like Nixon’s and Reagan’s- used subtle contexts as a political strategy to win the votes from the south. After the rage left over from the loss of slavery‚ political leaders needed to find alternate ways to control minority groups‚ legally‚

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    written. With the collapse of Slavery‚ new systems created such as‚ convict leasing; then a new system was born Jim Crow which forever devised a method of permanently placing African American’s in a second-class citizen‚ a new system such as‚ mass incarceration. Once you are labeled a felon‚ many rights such as; voting‚ employment‚ food stamps‚ housing‚ and educational opportunities are denied. Just how Jim Crow did. In prisons being privatized many politicians are getting kickbacks from these companies

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    What kind of alternative methods of justice would you suggest for youth offenders‚ besides incarceration? Juveniles aged 10-17 years commit more property than violent crimes‚ and generally commit less serious crimes such as graffiti‚ vandalism‚ shoplifting‚ fare evasion‚ motor vehicle theft‚ unlawful entry and road traffic offences. The main purposes of the Children‚ Youth and Families Act 2005 are: to provide for community services to support children and families; and to provide for the protection

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    Federal Prison Comparison Instructor: Bob Bennett CJA/234 Mikki Dandreano June 20th‚ 2011 Martha Stewart‚ a woman known for her television shows magazines‚ home decorations and also her arrest for insider trading. Although she was not sentenced to a prison term for insider trading in the stock market. When it was time for Martha Stewart to receive her sentencing‚ she wanted to go to a prison located in Florida or Connecticut but instead she was sent to the Federal prison camp located in Alderson

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    CRJU/210 Week 3 Assignment 1 Trends in Prison Sentencing Samantha Mullins Orscinil Beard October 23‚ 2014 Prison Systems How did Rhodes v. Chapman change the operations of prisons? Rhodes v.Chapman changed the operations of prisons by trying to control prison population. Rhodes vs. Chapman stated that two inmates being housed in one cell is not cruel and unjust‚ because the prisoners were out of the cells for most of the day. What is the general mission of most correctional agencies? The general

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    Throughout history‚ Mass Incarceration has heavily affected groups of African- Americans living in the United States. The War on Drugs launched the increase of the imprisonment of young black males across the country. Although‚ The War on drugs began over 30 years ago‚ it is a battle that we Americans continue to fight today. It is a battle‚ we have not yet conquered. With the launch of Ronald Reagan’s War on Drugs‚ thousands of people have been incarcerated for crimes that are not violent‚ but

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    Sadly‚ many people have served time for crimes they did not commit. Unfortunately‚ this is an ongoing epidemic that has terrible consequences for the innocent people who are wrongfully accused and incarcerated. In class‚ we watched a video about a man who was convicted of burglary and rape in the first degree and sentenced to life plus fifty years. According to a reporter by the name of Lesley Stahl‚ who did a 60-minute Broadcast on this case‚ the individual who was wrongfully accused and convicted

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    The histories of the state and federal prison systems have some connections which both systems has something distinctive. The State is usually operated by the state governments and consists of prisoners that are considered blue collar criminals and the federal systems are mainly associated with white collar criminals. Both prison systems have security levels which include minimum‚ low‚ medium‚ and high levels of security. To learn the knowledge of the history about federal prison in so many different

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    Federal Prison Comparison Rev. Wesley Crawford Criminal Justice Administration/234 November 12‚ 2011 Professor Jeff Newsome Federal Prison Comparison Paper In society today there are more criminals in the boundaries of the state prison system than there are in the federal prison system. According to Bureau of Justice Statistics (2009) the United States state prison system has 1‚405‚622 within their jurisdiction;

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    Education vs Incarceration The American government is spending too much of American Citizens’ tax money by providing a “home” for prisoners and not the same amount on current education. The government provides food and a place to sleep for those whom have decided to make wrongful choices‚ but cannot provide new textbooks or even technology to schools that need them. Instead‚ some schools are torn down in order to create another detention area. The budgets between education and prisons are not should

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