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    Alcatraz Prison

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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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    Women in Prisons

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    reform: current issues in American punishment. Sudbury‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning‚ 1994. Print. Strupp‚ Heidi. Solving California’s Prison Crisis Requires Smarter Approach. New America Media. March 27‚ 2010. Web. April 10‚ 2011 Vitiello‚ Michael. Addressing the Special Problems of Mentally Ill Prisoners: A Small Piece of the Solution to Our Nation ’s Prison Crisis. September‚ 2010. Web. April 10‚ 2011.

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    Prison Rentry

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    In this week’s lesson we have been discussing release from incarceration or otherwise known as parole. When any inmate has been given parole they have to be re- introduced to society. Some fortunately go back and adjust really well‚ while others not so much. Being incarcerated for years everything you once knew is not what it was when you went in. In this week’s assignment I will discuss basically what the reentry process is‚ how effective it is‚ and what is meant by program alignment.

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    Gender Roles In Prisons

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    human beings is a primary component to living. Regardless of where humans are located‚ communication is required to survive. My interest in collaboration is further indulged when studying prisons. Every prison is different; the means of survival and interaction varies. A woman who has lived the experience a female prison is known as a survivor‚ and she is now an activist for women’s rights. Her name is Piper Kerman‚ and many people may know her as the individual who influenced the Netflix show “Orange

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    School to Prison Pipeline

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    Topic: School-to-Prison Pipeline Research Paper What is meant by the school-to-prison pipeline? What are ways to address this problem? The school-to-prison pipeline is a devastating part of reality for all too many students. The pipeline in definition is simply a term representing the tendency for certain students to easily end up in prison during or shortly after schooling. To decrease this tendency‚ it is important that teachers are aware of the issue and that

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    Prison Industrial Complex

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    Mass Incarceration In 1983 the nation’s largest private prison corporation the Corrections Corporation of America was founded. The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) controls more than 47% of all private prison and jail beds nationwide and produces a 13% to 15% return annually on investment. This company is the nation’s largest owner and operator of privatized correctional and detention facilities and one of the largest prison operators in the United States‚ behind only the federal government

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    The Abolition of Man By C. S. Lewis Chapter 1 – Men Without Chests As one of the most respected authors in the twentieth century‚ C. S. Lewis wrote many books with educational as well as recreational benefits. In this book‚ The Abolition of Man‚ the comparison that is presented is at first somewhat confusing. However‚ after reflection the reader realizes that symbolism is being used for a condition that C.S. Lewis feels is relevant to the current way that students are being taught. The confusion

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    activities‚ and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offenses. The main focus is on punishment and penal institutions‚ such as the prison‚ and their possible justifications. The Oxford English Dictionary defines penology as "the study of punishment of crime and prison management"‚ and in this sense it is equivalent with corrections. Penology is concerned with the effectiveness of those social processes devised and adopted for the prevention of

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    Prison System

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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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    Prison System in Crisis?

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    The prison system in England and Wales could reasonably be described as being in crisis. Discuss. The term crisis refers to an intense time of difficulty‚ trouble or danger‚ or a time when difficult decisions must be made. However‚ in the context of the prison system‚ it has to be looked at differently. This can be seen throughout the essay in how there have been times of danger‚ and difficult policy decisions made. In looking at whether these problems are important to the prison system‚ it has

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