Private prisons scattered across the country house tens of thousands inmates. The companies behind some of the largest private prisons claim they are lifting the weight of taxpayer dollars funding federal prisons. In a billion dollar industry‚ many find it hard to believe that they’re not working for their own best interest. Humans rights organizations across the country have challenged the corporations behind the industry. These groups argue that this system doesn’t work to rehabilitate prisoners
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Jails and Prisons Pedro A Prieto CJA/204 04/27/2015 Steve Kurrle Jails and Prisons Imprisonment has been around since the middle ages. Centuries ago‚ other forms of punishment were more favorable over imprisonment. In this day and age‚ prisons and jails serve a vital role in the criminal justice system and also provide a more humane way of punishing criminals (Mutchnick‚ 2009). Types of Prisons There are three different types of prisons; maximum-security‚ medium-security‚ and minimum-security
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WOMEN IN PRISON I decided to write my essay on the topic of women in prison. I chose to not only write about the way of life of these women after being convicted‚ but also the very real and serious issue about pregnant convicts. “according to the Women’s Prison Association 5‚000-10‚000 women enter prison already pregnant each year”(Lynch‚ 2007‚ para 4) Correctional facilities are an important venue for providing pregnancy-related care‚ including access to abortion services
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Jails and Prisons Jails and Prisons The United States has an every growing criminal population. The two main ways to house criminals is jails‚ and state prisons. The San Diego Central Jail is the primary jail for San Diego county and houses more than 900 inmates on a daily bases. The Donovan Correctional Facility houses more than 3‚666 inmates at one time because of an increase in its original population limit; however‚ that also shows the need for more prisons and housing facilities. The
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Sentencing Kids to Adult Prisons Is Like Throwing Them to the Wolves By Megan Newell Kids who commit serious crimes should not go scot-free. If society doesn’t recognize them as adults until the age of 18‚ why do kids suddenly become responsible as an adult when they commit a crime? Children have as much business in a prison as they do a bar. Yet‚ twenty-three states have no minimum age. Two‚ Kansas and Vermont‚ can try 10 year old kids as adults. An adult tried and convicted of first-degree
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Women in prison face many hardships and problems that are well addressed in this day and age. Being in prison significantly affects a person as a social human being and lead them to being lonely. This is a as result of separation from their families‚ friends and significant others. One significant problem that arises from this is the reduce contact of children from their mother and therefore strained relationship. Most mothers in prison end up losing prior relationship with their children which may
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Prisons of the future Will there be more people on probation or more people in jail? Yes to both‚ there will always be crime. Most likely a large increase in the near future due to the incredible rise in crime within the juvenile population‚ which in turn leads to more adult criminals. Our prison systems of the future need to be looked at from a proactive point of view before reforming the prisons themselves. Lawmakers need to look at making sure that the punishment fits the crime and then is
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2013 Juveniles in Prison All over the world teenagers are in prison for stealing‚ drug use‚ and sexual abuse. The teenagers that are in prison‚ here in Malawi‚ don’t receive a good enough health care‚ justice system‚ and help they need for when they are released. Most prisons and jails are going to be overcrowded and unsanitary. The youth in Malawi are overlooked‚ they are underprivileged and no one ministers to them. Now imagine‚ if you can‚ how many of the youth in prison are receiving less
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State and Federal Prisons When a criminal is arrested the type of crime determines whether or not he or she will be confined to a state prison or a federal prison. Federal and state prisons vary but may have the same theory. State prisons are run by the individual state and federal prisons are under the control of the federal government; both federal and state prisons can be run by private companies. The prison system has evolved greatly over the years. History of State Prison During the
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STATEMENT OF ISSUES ISSUE 1: Are the levels of suicide in our jails and prisons low enough? ISSUE 2: What can we do to help lower the statistics and intervene to keep preventable suicide from happening in our criminal justice system? Reducing Suicide in Correctional Facilities 6 Abstract Suicide is a leading cause of death in correctional facilities around the United States. It is a major issue that intuitions have to face on a daily basis. Identifying potential risk factors and warning
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