The issues that affects both females and male prisoners are pretty common across the board. Prisons all have three things in common: they are overcrowded‚ underfunded‚ and unfocused. Both woman and male prisons are overcrowded due to the growing crime rate in America. Therefore‚ many prisons have different practices and levels. There are three particular types which are maximums‚ mediums‚ and minimums. Maximum prisons are the most secured prisons‚ they have both exterior and interior security. One
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Throughout human history‚ prisons have been portrayed as institutions that are set to protect the masses‚ and punish those that need to be punished. However‚ by analyzing the prison system‚ the fact of the matter is that prisons exist to protect dominant groups and vilify and criminalize minority groups. This is an evident and clear fact that can be seen through the numerous statistics that support the fact that visible minorities and racialized individuals are incarcerated at alarming rates‚ compared
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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
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Transformational Learning Amy Fowler EXP 105 Instructor Thomas Sifrit September 23‚ 2013 The Four Stages of Transformational Learning Transformational change occurs when a person faces a significant decision or situation that will change their life. Being a transformative learner is to reflect on how some of the past experiences we have been through and how those experiences have changed our feelings‚ thoughts‚ and actions. There are four stages of the transformational learning process. These
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“I am a firm believer that upon release‚ ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.” Going along with this quote by Charles B. Rangel I think it is important to offer offenders who have proven that they are truly sorry for the crime they have committed as long as it’s in reason‚ a rehabilitation program. There are some offenders who in some perspectives deserve nothing less than to
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Jails are different in many ways‚ but when it comes to comparing the Miami County Jail to the Wabash County Jail‚ it looks like the Taj Mahal compared to a motor home. The two jails obtain very different security measures. In addition to the Miami County Jail it’s more hands off rather than the Wabash County Jail where it’s more hands on. The recreation areas are also very different‚ being the Miami County Jail has two recreation rooms and Wabash County Jail only has one. The hands on & off policy
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The major issue in the United States corrections system is the over-crowding of are prisons. The United States Prison System and department of corrections have become an everlasting part of our justice system‚ but for various reasons confinement may be causing more harm than good. Although most would say that prisoners who have found themselves in the penal system are nothing but animals who are getting what they deserve. The fact stands that they are human beings who are still by law covered
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The topic of the discussion throughout this paper will be about the supermax prison‚ outlining issues that these facilities face‚ as well as issues that the staff face that work in these types of prisons. Examine how contraband and riots become issues for the facility‚ and lastly discuss whether this style of incarceration is favorable or non-favorable. In order to discuss or answer questions about a supermax prison‚ it must first be defined. A supermax prison is a highly restrictive‚ high custody
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federal government are kept at a minimum. Guetzhow et al.‚ (2015) looked at five factors to determine what causes the overcrowding lawsuits from inmates‚ the factors are prison admissions‚ prison releases‚ spending on prison capacity‚ prison crowding‚ and incarceration rates. Guetzhow et al.‚ (2015) found that the overcrowding of prison litigations did not have an impact on admissions or release dates‚ but increased the spending on prison capacity and incarceration. Meaning that the litigation impacted
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Prisons are already filled beyond maximum capacity‚ and we continue to keep incarcerating more people. What can be done to end the problem of prison overcrowding and maintain the safety of the public? I chose this topic because I wanted to shine a light on what I consider to be an injustice. I believe that the criminal justice system needs a complete overhaul. When I chose this topic‚ I wasn’t fully aware of the mandatory sentencing guidelines or how harsh they were. I always believed that judges
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