After being convicted of a crime and sent to prison and release‚ your basic civil rights are never restored‚ even though the state has said you have paid you debt to society‚ there is a mark on your record that never comes off. Michelle Alexander wrote‚ “Once arrested‚ a person will rarely ever gain freedom from the system”.(92) Depending on the state an ex-convict lives in‚ it varies as to what freedoms and rights will be restored. Many states won’t allow convicted felons to vote‚ some states won’t
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Victor Hugo‚ in Les Miserables‚ creates a Christ figure in the character of Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean is currently the mayor of a town after he runs away from his parole. His parole officer‚ Javert‚ is constantly on the lookout for him. One day‚ Valjean gets news that a man was captured and was going to appear before the judge because the man was framed as being Jean Valjean. Valjean is torn between letting the man take the punishment so that he could stay in his town and watch over his people
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one area because of overcrowding there obviously be problems. According to the text one of the solutions I found to be the best was easing the eligibility criteria for paroles. This will help overcrowding by releasing some of the non violent offenders out of prisons and jails‚ with help of educational classes being part of their parole. The text has a great number of alternatives to better serve individuals and keep them from coming back into the criminal system. Moving
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convicted of crimes and sentenced to probation instead of incarceration. Probation and Parole Officer jobs require applicants to be U.S citizens‚ possess a valid driver’s license‚ and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college. This degree must be in one of the following areas: Criminal justice‚ Social work‚ Psychology‚ Correctional services‚ Human services. Once hired‚ all probation/parole officers in must complete 160 hours of basic‚ state-mandated training during the first
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dictionaries definition of indeterminate sentencing is “Not precisely determined‚ determinable‚ or established”. An example of it is if a person is sentenced to spend 5 - 20 years in jail. After the 5 year period the offender would be up for parole‚ and if the parole board sensed that the offender was rehabilitated he would be released. In Pennsylvania we use an indeterminate sentencing system. I think that it is a good thing that Pennsylvania use an indeterminate sentencing system. It can help the
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unnecessary amount of America’s budget. The amount of money we spend on the death penalty could be put to better use. “Death penalty cases are much more expensive than other criminal cases and cost more than imprisonment for life with no possibility of parole. A study in Kansas indicated that a capital trial costs $116‚700 more than an ordinary
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system. The main focus of this reform was to target the juvenile aspect of punishment‚ specifically life sentencing against juvenile offenders. I believe that yes punishment should fit the crime‚ but to sentence a juvenile to a life sentencing without parole is something that the United States should be ashamed of doing for all these years before the true decision to disband this in 2012. When you read these words
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Week 8 Intermediate Sanctions CJS 230 Intermediate sanctions which include residential facilities like restitution centers‚ work release centers‚ probation and detention centers‚ house arrests‚ electronic monitoring‚ shock incarceration‚ split sentencing‚ boot camps‚ and residential programs of all sorts have become a large part of the correctional system. Intermediate sanctions can offer increased surveillance‚ tighter controls on movement‚ and a more intense treatment for an assortment
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1. Corrections: collection of local‚ state‚ and federal agencies that supervise and treat criminal defendants. 2. Eighth amendment: excessive bail shall not be required‚ nor excessive fines imposed‚ nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. 3. Pretrial supervision: correctional supervision of a defendant who has been arrested‚ booked‚ and bonded out of jail 4. Bond: the release from jail custody in exchange for collateral or recognizance whereby the defendant promises to appear for future
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Slogan: En eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Capitol punishment should be abolished because of a high possibility for error‚ the fact that it is an unethical practice‚ and its high cost. 1) Capitol punishment should be abolished because of its high possibility for error. By ruthlessly killing people who are convicted‚ prosecutors are completely obliterating any hope of correcting their mistakes if it turns out the prosecutors were wrong. According to a study done by Columbia Law
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