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    Jails and Prison

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    Jails have been around since 1166. the first jail was established in England‚ and was used to detained filthy‚ poor‚ and individuals with medical attention. John Howard drafted the penitentiary act of 1779 with the assistance of English house if commons. This act added four requirements for the English jails and prisons: it allowed sanitary and secure structure to be built‚ allowed for systematic inspections to be made on the detainees‚ allowed for the abolition of fees charged to the inmates

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    Prison Violence

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    U.S.’s imprisonment. Therefore‚ concern about social control of the incarcerated‚ that is‚ prisoners’ behavior‚ has increased. High inmate disciplinary infractions‚ especially violent infractions‚ are a threat to the safety of prison‚ of correctional staff‚ and of other inmates. Nevertheless‚ the issue of discipline in prison is important from an economic perspective‚ because an estimated average cost per infraction at a medium security prison is $970 (Jiang & Fisher-Giorlando‚ 2002). For

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    Prison Gangs

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    It was not designed or built in one piece at one time. Its philosophic core is that a person may be punished by the government if‚ and only if‚ it has been proved by an honest and intentional process that he or she has violated a specific law. Around that core layer upon layer of institutions and procedures‚ some carefully constructed and some improvised‚ some inspired by principle and some by resource‚ have accumulated. Parts of the system magistrates’

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    Prison Life

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    Prison Life Most people have no idea what it feels like to be in prison‚ statistically only one out of every five people will know what its like to be in prison. Approximately 1.4 million people out of the U.S.’s 280 million people are in prison. (Thomas‚ 2) The only reason people know about prisons is because of the media. The news‚ movies‚ and books all contribute to people’s stereotypes about prisons. Prisoners receive three meals a day‚ workout facilities‚ a library‚ as well as other things

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    Gangs in the Prisons

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    ------------------------------------------------- Gangs in the Prison System By Jinja Jones ------------------------------------------------- Gangs in the Prison System By Jinja Jones INF 103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lambert Fooks March 4‚ 2013 INF 103 Computer Literacy Instructor: Lambert Fooks March 4‚ 2013 Table of Contents 1. What are Gangs? When did gangs come into existence? 2. How do gangs finance/support their groups? 3. Different types of Gangs in the Prison system 4. Percentage

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    Drugs in Prison

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    consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the

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    Women in Prison

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    Crisis in Reform Reaction Paper Picture 1978‚ I walk into Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County N Y. It is my first week on the job as a state of New York Correction Officer‚ I am not shocked at what I see I am in awe. This facility housed approximately 800 inmates‚ these women were confined in in different parts of this huge facility‚ from the reception area where they stayed for the first two weeks upon entry to housing units as they were called. My reaction‚ to this awesome

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    Suicide in Prison

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    Suicide in Prison Introduction: “Suicide is a huge‚ but largely preventable‚ public health problem‚ causing almost half of all violent death in the world‚ resulting in almost one million fatalities every year and economic costs in the billions of dollars‚ according to the World Health Organization” (quoted in Pompili & Lester & Innamorati & Casale & Girardi‚ 2009‚1155). According to Kupers (quoted in Heuy & Mculty‚ 2005‚ 490) “in the United States‚ suicide rates among prison inmates are higher

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    Prison Education

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    A prison system which is first and foremost a place of punishment cannot be relied on to eliminate criminal behaviour. Only punishment without education could not teach the prisoners that their behaviours are criminal and harmful to the society; however‚ an appropriate education strategy could. Consequently‚ the recidivism can be reduced. For example‚ several criminals commit a crime because of a lack of law knowledge. If these prisoners could be educated what a crime is‚ they would not commit it

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    Prison Rape

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    Prison Rape is no secret in today’s society. The American media has portrayed prison rape as a joke (Don’t drop the soap) in countless films‚ television shows‚ and in music‚ but have not realized the extent of how dangerous this crime is. Some cops even use this method as a means to get a confession from a suspect. A major obstacle in solving Prison rape is the notorious under-reporting of the crime. Only 16 percent of prison rape victims report their victimization. Reasons for under reporting

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