of 8 were ex felon that were unemployed. It is really hard for someone to get a job that has been arrested in the past because jobs can search your name and show that you have a rap sheet. When someone is arrested and have to serve several years in prison they can lose time and what technology has changed over the years (halscott). Losing rights as a felon is terrible‚ not only does it ruin how people see you due to the fact that you had been arrested of somethings that was bad enough to be a felony
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made by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to diminish prison overcrowding and give help to prisoners given unforgiving sentences in drug cases‚ the government Bureau of Prisons will concede early discharge to around 6‚000 prisoners starting in late October. Many of the prisoners were in half-way houses. They have served a normal of nine years and due to be released in a year and a half. As a feature of a push to give the government Bureau of Prisons time to get ready for a convergence of convicts entering
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Capstone Capstone Checkpoint Capstone Checkpoint I would tell the members of the Senate that mental health is just as important as physical health. Health professionals say that there is a solid link between the mental health and physical health. The health and illnesses are not just related to biological issues‚ but is a combination of biological issues‚ social conditions‚ and behavioral factors. If we want our society to deal with all of the health issues that they may face‚ we need to
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every now and then‚ that luxury would be taken away. If you like to sit around and watch TV for hours‚ you can forget about that too. Logical Orientation: Alcatraz has a long history of transformation as to how it came to be known as the inescapable prison island. This reputation did not stop a handful of men to try and do the impossible and escape the island. BODY I. Main Point: Alcatraz has a long history A. Before Alcatraz became the tourist attraction it is today‚ it was speculated that the Native
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Gahmilia Garcia-Fluker Checkpoint: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation November 17‚ 2011 Intrinsic motivation is the inner will power or desire to achieve goals without the need of outside influences or incentives. For example‚ a child that is satisfied that their parents recognize their “A” on a test is demonstrating intrinsic motivation. What motivates them is their desire to please their parents. Another example of intrinsic motivation is when one is satisfied with self for a job well done
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of Offenders 1970s At the start of the “modern era” inmate security and control had been improved‚ escape from prisons were difficult‚ system of identification and control‚ including computer banks of data‚ have made escape into society almost impossible. The security of the prisons was so uptight and escape cut off that the frustration and agitation for inmates turned into the prisons (Allen‚ J.‚ & Ponder‚ 2010). Alternatives to Incarceration in 1970s Some alternatives to incarcerations in the
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Beyond The Prison Paradigm James Gilligan relays an enlightening message in his article‚ Beyond the Prison Paradigm: From Provoking Violence to Preventing It by Creating “Anti-Prisons”‚ about the history and sole purpose of jails. Gilligan dates his research about jails all the way back from the first civilization known to man‚ Sumerian‚ to the jails we see and know so well today. At the beginning of time jails literally meant “house of darkness” which when compared to any of today’s jails is very
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Women’s Need for Gender Specific Rights in Prison Since the foundation of modern prison systems in North America‚ prisons have always been specifically tailored to run and deal only with male needs. Due to that women were just thrown in with them creating co-ed jails‚ and not being properly taken care of. This only slowly started to change in 1873 with the opening of the first women’s only prison in Indiana‚ USA.(IDOC) Since it was adapted from the men’s prison no specific gender laws were enforced and
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Introduction Stern’s (2006) book‚ “Creating Criminals: Prisons and People in a Market Society”‚ gives us the black and white truth about important topics that are not usually talked about in the media‚ nor acknowledged by most in American society. The author explains that she is in no way defending criminals with her literature‚ rather researching and informing society about the ineffectiveness of the criminal justice system and the market society. She argues that many policies go in favor towards
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Injustice in the Prison System In American society today‚ nonviolent offenders are prosecuted in much the same way violent offenders are. In California our justice system uses the three strikes law‚ which means habitual offenders; no matter the nature of the crime receive mandatory extended jail sentences after their second offense. While these crimes which they commit are wrong‚ the harm they inflict upon society is very low‚ hence the ratio of punishment to crime should be much lower. Using
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