After visiting the jail I was able to see a different side of my community. I learned that there are many inmates that get out of jail and have nowhere to go so when looking at serving the common good I have the opportunity to volunteer at homeless shelters. I also was able to observe how programs for the system helped people and one man in particular turned his life around and became an influential himself for those in the system. One person may not be able to fix a major problem in the world‚ but
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Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the
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Soc 310 Cook County Jail Reflection Paper Autumn 2009 Our visit to Cook County Jail was very stimulating to say the least. The community that the jail system is located in is primarily filled with Mexican Americans and seems to be very poor. I think that the jail is located there with no consideration of lowering property level due to the fact that it is already a poor neighborhood. I think that it further harms this community because the youth are exposed to jail system unnecessarily. I
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After getting the opportunity to go to a jail‚ see how my expectations are extremely outlandish and correct my expectation to be more rational and genuine. This experience has impacted me because it made me come to the realization that although the prison system does have its flaws and problems
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Jail and Prison Mike Roberts CJS/201 4/13/2015 University of Phoenix Jail and Prison For more than two hundred years the United States has utilized imprisonment to rebuff any hoodlums. Prison and jails are the foundations that judges send offenders to‚ so they can serve time relying upon the earnestness of their unlawful activity that the individual has submitted. Being detained is the empathetic type of discipline that is utilized considering how they used to reform people back in more seasoned
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Reflection of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" As we know‚ Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was an American clergyman who famous as the leader of the civil rights movement in the United States and around the world. The core reading‚ "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” was written by him when he was confined in jail after being arrested in the Birmingham campaign[->0]. The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is an open letter to all clergymen who were fighting for the civil rights of Negros in America and aim to explain
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at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee during Spring Break. As I read through MLKJr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” I could not help but feel chills. I reflected on how only a piece of glass separated from me from entering his hotel room that he stayed in the night before he passed away. There was also a section of the museum that was based up MLKJr’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” There was a small cell with a cot just to the left of the bars. I remember seeing words inscribed on the wall. I
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Introduction In my paper‚ there will be three questions asked and answered. The first question is why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel? The second question is if a person is a Christian‚ does it matter how they live their life? The third and final question is‚ what can local church do to better communicate God’s love to your community. Let’s look at the answers to the questions.ve to your community? Why are personal testimonies important in sharing the gospel?
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Reflection Paper Instructions For this assignment‚ you should compose a 4-page double-spaced paper that addresses how the principles that you have learned throughout this course have changed your understanding of what it means to be a Christian. You will submit your paper in Module/Week 7. You should choose three of the following topics to write about in your paper: 1. Did Jesus claim to be God? 2. Did Jesus need to be born of a virgin? 3. Does the Bible have authority? 4
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Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper MiSha Bagley Introduction to Corrections/CJS 255 June 15‚ 2015 Sherri Webster Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper It is not uncommon that most people believe that jail and prison are one in the same. Jail is usually the first place a suspect is taking after being arrested and before they have been found guilty of a crime. Prison is the place where criminals are sent to carry out the sentence that was handed down to them by the jury and or judge. The purpose of this
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