There are many issues in the correctional offices and criminal justice system. Due to the unknowns on how to treat crime it is resulted in holding all crimes in prisons and jails. From minor to major crimes there are more effective ways to correct the behavior. In the documentary “Prison State”‚ highlights these issues in attempt to correct the problems. When crimes are committed and these criminals off all ages are released from correctional facilities‚ it is unknown on how they will react to
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The documentary‚ The Released‚ described the challenges those with mental illness face when they are released from prison. In most cases‚ the inmates were unable to break the cycle of recidivism. The high rate of recidivism within the mentally ill prison population is caused by different factors. One factor that contributes to the high rate is a lack of support‚ which as a result‚ may lead to an increased chance of a relapse. Also‚ the challenge of reintegrating back into the world can be even
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sentences with the possibility of no parole along with counseling and rehabilitation. Many believe that putting an adolescent in prison with a life sentence is a cruel and unfair punishment. In the past couple of years‚ the law changed to place underage delinquents in rehabilitation centers or juvenile hall for no more than a year rather than prison. Placing a youth in a prison is said to have a negative affect on the child‚ making parents afraid to have their teenagers locked away‚ even after committing
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The prison camps of the American Civil War were terrible due to the falling apart of prisoner exchange programs‚ the decline of paroles available for officers‚ and poor war strategies by both sides. Camps were scattered across the country in both the North and the South. The best known of the Union camps were; Fortress Monroe‚ Virginia; Ohio State Penitentiary‚ Ohio and point Lookout‚ Maryland. The better known of the Confederate camps were; Danville‚ Virginia; Libby Prison‚ Richmond‚ Virginia and
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The Juvenile Justice Process: A Breakdown of the System Dana R Kirkland Strayer University Abstract Although based on the adult criminal justice system‚ the juvenile justice process works differently. Juveniles can end up in court by way of arrest‚ truancy or for curfew violations or running away. A youth may also be referred to the juvenile court system by school officials or a parent or guardian for being continuously disobedient. The juvenile justice process involves several different steps
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Juvenile Sex Offenders: A new issue in the Juvenile Justice System Morgan Cotter Juvenile Justice CJ 307-A Dr. Monica Robbers Marymount University December 7‚ 2009 Juvenile Sex Offenders: A new issue in the Juvenile Justice System The classification and treatment of juvenile sex offenders is a unique issue in the Juvenile Justice System today. This is either because we do not have much research on the recidivism rates of repeat
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thirds of them are women." More than 60 percent of all prison inmates are functionally illiterate. Two thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the fourth grade will end up in jail or on welfare. These are all true statements. Illiteracy and crime are closely related. The Department of Justice states‚ "The link between academic failure and delinquency‚ violence‚ and crime is welded to reading failure." Over 70% of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level. By educating
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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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I don’t think one system is better than the other system both may have a positive effect on criminals. It just depends on what the crime is if is a less severe crime than prisoners should be put in the South Dakota system. Where they help prisoners find a good outcome out of the situation and lets them see that there’s so much more than going to jail. For criminals that have a severe crime than they should be put in the tent city system because they have to learn their punishment. Many of the people
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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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