One of the great dilemma’s currently affecting the prison systems is overpopulation‚ and the factors influencing it. America currently has one of the highest prison populations in the world‚ which causes immense overpopulation in both federal and state prisons‚ which in turn create high risk situations within the prisons. As a result‚ many programs and incentives have been created to reduce the recidivism rate for soon to be released inmates‚ many of the programs related to either gaining a higher
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believes the same thing‚ she believes without two married parents a child is more likely to end up in the criminal justice system at some point in his life. Without parents‚ prison becomes a greater probability in the child’s life. Second‚ if a child finds himself in the criminal justice system‚ either in his youth or adulthood‚ the prison will perform the parental function of supervising and controlling that person’s behavior.( Morse 2003‚ p.49). The basic self-control and reciprocity that a free society
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Oct. 18‚ 2001 Thesis Private prisons can be a profitable and secure alternative to government run Statement prisons. Private prisons are able to be profitable by controlling the administrational cost of operating the facilities. At the same time‚ they must adhere to high governmental standards to maintain the right to operate. Background As a nation‚ we have many issues that we must face. One of those issues is the administration of the‚ already overcrowded‚ prison system. This issue is one of the
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of domestic violence. Thirty-two percent of women in prison about 4‚000 women are serving sentences for murder was convicted of killing a husband‚ ex-boyfriend or boyfriend. Six percent of women are pregnant when they enter prison. In almost all cases‚ the woman is abruptly separated from her child after giving birth. When women go to prison‚ it takes a devastating toll on the family. Sixty-seven percent of women incarcerated in state prisons are mothers of children under 18 years of age. Seventy
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you have ever stepped into a zoo‚ you have stepped into a prison in which the inmates are defenseless and innocent‚ the sentence is long‚ and the penalty is cruel and severe. Zoos are not made for educational purposes but for entertainment‚ they do not benefit animals but push them toward extinction. "Zoos range in size and quality from cage-less parks to small roadside menageries with concrete slabs and iron bars." (Zoos: Pitiful Prisons.) The larger the zoo and the greater the number and variety
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knowledge about the culture of prison‚ and what one can take away from a carceral tour. In Piche and Walby’s article‚ the authors argue that carceral tours can be highly scripted and regulated in ways that obscure many of the central aspects of being in prison. In Wilson‚ Spina‚ and Canaan’s article‚ it is counter argued that with the proper carceral tour‚ evidence proves that visitors have an overall experience that changes their views on prisoners and life in prison. Piche and Walby base their
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Research Question: Should mentally ill convicted offenders be incarcerated in jails and prisons or institutionalized in mental health treatment facilities? Incarceration of the mentally ill is a social problem because studies have shown that a significantly high percentage of individuals incarcerated in the United States have been diagnosed with a mental illness. A Stanford Law school study has shown that prisons and jails have become the new mental health care facilities. In their study‚ they
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A community that has a very unique language is prison. Prison inmates use a language called argot‚ which does not make sense to the average person‚ but is very necessary to inmates and guards. Argot is the more scientific term for criminal jargon or prison slang but it is used mainly to communicate between criminals and to create a barrier to keep others from understanding the criminal cultures (Bondeson 1988). Other languages are used in prisons‚ for instance prisoners from other countries have
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"Converging Streams of Opportunity for Prison Nursery Programs in the United States." Journal Of Offender Rehabilitation 48.4 (2009): 271-295. SocINDEX with Full Text. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. In their article “Converging Streams of Opportunity for Prison Nursery Programs in the United States‚” which appears in Journal Of Offender Rehabilitation‚ the authors discuss the problems‚ policies and political issues surrounding prison nurseries in the United States and the benefits
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Prison Reform Rehabilitation Process CJA/334 July 13‚ 2013 Prison Reform Prison Reform is presented through the penal system in an effort to improve prisons‚ provided not only but also punishment rehabilitative efforts as well. Rehabilitation is one of the philosophical reasons for sentencing. The general area that will be studied within prison reform is its rehabilitation process. We will study the rehabilitation process as it pertains to both male and female. This study will also show
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