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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Prisons in America By Jesse Pinzon D.F.Jochims ENC 1101-30067 July 22‚ 2013 Research Paper Pinzon 1 Jesse A. Pinzon D.F.Jochims ENC 1101-30067 July 22‚ 2013 Prisons in America The development of the prisons in America has had and continues to have a huge impact on the American country. These prisons continue to expand and develop as time goes on. The American country adapts in ways that are not only beneficial but also in ways that are unfortunate as these prisons continue to
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Accreditation and Private Prisons University of Phoenix CJS/230 According to the American Correctional Association website‚ accreditation can be define as “a system of verification that correctional agencies/facilities comply with national standards promulgated by the American Correctional Association” (“Standards & Accreditation”‚ n.d.). In order to achieve accreditation‚ it must go through reviews‚ appraisals‚ analysis‚ and hearings first. For a correctional agency
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The Purpose of Prison Robert Lingo CRJ 303 Bridget Lott March 2nd‚ 2012 The Purpose of Prison Not everyone is model citizens within a society. Individuals cheat people out of money‚ murder‚ rob‚ and rape others within society. When people commit crime against others and not stay within the law they must be punished. This research paper will discuss the purposes for prisons‚ and analyze conditions of prison. There are programs in prison and out of prison to try to reduce an individual from returning
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classification is in the prison system‚ I feel we have to look at the history of it as well. In the 19th century classification was hardly used. It was mainly used to control the prison system populations. Things like age‚ gender and number of offenses were used to classify them. During the medical model years of the prison system‚ they used medical reason to classify inmates. This helped control the mentally ill from regular offenders. It wasn’t until recently that prison system started classifies
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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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hatred behind‚ I’d still be in prison.” In today’s society‚ an issue exists with too many inmates occupying prisons. Many of these inmates in prisons do not get freed with the same ideas as Nelson Mandela. The solution for this issue is to put inmates to use for the public and only use prisons as holding stations for inmates. Such uses include entertainment‚ military‚ and public services. By forcing inmates to serve as a use for the public‚ inmates will leave prison with the idea that they will change
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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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Jennifer Obrien Date: 11/ April 11‚ 2013 Abstract Inexpensive‚ affordable food is a person’s wants. If find some ways to solve this problem‚ keep food quality and price. So‚ in this paper discuss the solution of how to strike a balance between inexpensive‚ affordable food and healthy‚ quality food. Firstly‚ according to international trade‚ people can import some healthy food from other country‚ which place has lower labor. So‚ people can control the
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Private Prisons Private prisons are operated by private firms on behalf of a local or state government. They help with the problem of overcrowding in the prison system lower operating costs and avoid lawsuits targeted at state officials and employees. But not everything is as helpful as it seems. There are a few barriers due to privatization which include old state laws that prohibit private involvement in correctional management‚ strikes by correctional officers and state liability will not transfer
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