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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Prisons and Jails Learning Team A CJA/303 June 9‚ 2010 James Wilson Advantages and Disadvantages of Private Prisons and Jails In the United States‚ prison overcrowding and budget cuts within the criminal justice system have lead to an increase in the need and the development of private prisons and jails. According to Wikimedia Foundation‚ Inc. (2010)‚ "A private prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined by a third party that is

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    “We ain’t thugs for the sake of bein’ thugs. Nobody do that where we grew up at nigga‚ duh! The poverty line we not above. So I come in the mask and gloves ‘cause we ain’t feelin’ the love. We ain’t doin’ crime for the sake of doin’ crimes. We movin’ dimes ‘cause we ain’t doin’ fine. One out of three of us is locked up doin’ time. You know what this could do to a Nigga’s mind? My mind on my money‚ money on my mind. If you owe me ten dollars‚ you ain’t givin’ me nine! Yall ain’t give me

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    celebrities who have gone to jail were only left there for a couple hours because they paid money. They got sent off drugs and alcohol some of of the people. They inmate that they could put more funds. Some put $175 dollars in month. All the money is consumed on phone calls that they are made to the families or friends. Some people went to jail that have shuttle some of the prisons. They have to wear jumpsuit‚ and shackled in some prison they take the prisoners to different jails. If there is to much people

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    Claire Kuo  Freshman Seminar 125G  2/20/2015  Michael Leblanc  Dear Mr. King:    I have carefully read your “Letter From Birmingham Jail”. I really admire your  courage and respect your opinion. I especially like one of my favorite quotes “ I am in  Birmingham because injustice is here.”(Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ Page 1) You cannot  ignore the injustice simply because it happens in your sight. So you came to Birmingham and  against the segregation. In my article “The Insufficiency of Honesty”

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    THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION - VAIBHAV D. ADHYARU K.V.PENDHARKAR COLLEGE OF ARTS‚ SCIENCE AND COMMERCE‚ DOMBIVLI‚ MAHARASHTRA‚ India. THANE FORT TO THE THANE CENTRAL JAIL: A TRANSITION AND PRESENT SITUATION The existence of Thane city appears in the global history since the 9thcentury A.D. Thane city has a rich cultural heritage‚ mythological background‚ followed by a large number of events

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    people said that the county jail was a horrible and bad place to be. I can agree and relate to the saying. My experience with the county jail was not so pleasant. I did not have many difficulties with other inmates‚ but I can say I had a couple of disagreements with some. The county jail is not a place for smart individuals like me. I must admit it was once upon time that I wanted to just give in on my faith‚ but I stayed strong all the way through. But the county jail shows must people what their

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    another place but then I knew he was in jail because my mom call the police. It did hurt a lot not having my dad on my side‚ I did really miss him so much it was his fault‚ My special day when he got out of jail‚ my dad will always send me letters‚ and he was behaving more good so he got out. Mom told me he got out‚ so I went to see him at my ant house‚ I was so nervous I didn’t know how to react‚ when I saw him I have change a lot‚ he was

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    Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written from the cell of the Birmingham jail in the margins of a newspaper; to address the criticisms of eight Alabama Clergyman. King uses pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos to appeal to his readers. In addition‚ to his appeals King uses several persuasive strategies in his response to the attacks on him for his involvement in organizing a non-violent protest to support the civil rights movement. The purpose of this essay is to appeal to readers

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    The term inadequate in regards to the jails in past times referring to the inability to address the situation of correction and punishment in the right manner. (Siegel & Bartollas‚ 2014). History has shown that jails use to apply various forms of punishment‚ such as whipping post‚ stockades‚ and other devices that many would consider being inhumane. However‚ this is not true when it comes to modern jails and the treatment of its inmates. Society has placed importance on the inmates themselves‚ meaning

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    The educational concepts that we find in "Edgy First College Assignment: Reading the Koran" by Patrik Jonsson and "Teaching Literature in the County Jail" by Christina Boufis both involve studying about something new to the students and inmates. In the "Teaching Literature in the County Jail" by Christina intrudes a new way of teaching the inmates‚ from photo copies of famous novels and making the inmates read it out loud. Where as in the "Edgy First College Assignment: Reading the Koran" by Patrik’’

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