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    Women's Prison System

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    According to many women‚ their prison system is much more limited than their male counterparts. Many female ex-convicts describe the women’s prison system as "safe" (Warren‚ 2005). This perception is correct in many ways. Many women’s prisons do not offer rehabilitation or post-release help as many male prisons do. Oftentimes‚ women commit non-violent crimes to be sent back to prison. Female ex-convicts are denied access to welfare and many other government programs. Women’s prison mirrors their male counterpart’s

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    positive outcome financial feasibility should be considering top priority. As stated by Schmitt et al. (2010)‚ “the financial costs of our corrections policies are staggering”. The following alternatives focuses on ways of reducing overcrowding in prisons system. Given the advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives‚ this plan to assist policymakers and practitioners to tackle overcrowding in a systematic and affordable way. The results should help to ensure that incarceration is only used when

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    Beyond the Prison Bubble

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    Summary Assignment Joan Petersilia in Wilson Quarterly publishes the article “Beyond the Prison Bubble‚” in the Winter 2011. Petersilia explains several alternative solutions to the U.S’s overcrowded imprisonment systems. She talks about how research has come to prove that crime rates and recidivism can be decreased. Furthermore‚ Petersilia’s article outlines the evolution of accepting this fact‚ as well as developing‚ funding‚ and refining various intensive rehabilitation programs. The first section

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    • Between 1979 and 2013 state and local spending on corrections increased from $17 billion to $71 billion. At the federal level‚ a similar increase has occurred. From 1980 to 2016‚ there has been a total increase of over 2‚100% in the Bureau of Prisons’ budget. • Over 2.2 million Americans are incarcerated in the United States. • More than 65 million Americans‚ or roughly one in five‚ have a criminal record. • Today‚ there are nearly 4‚500 federal statutory crimes‚ up to 300‚000 administrative

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    Jails vs. Prisons

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    Corrections Jails vs. Prisons ------------------------------------------------- Andrea K. Wester ------------------------------------------------- April 30‚ 2012 To start‚ this paper has been more than challenging for me. Never before has my eyes been more opened to such differences. And to warn you I may have more information than needed‚ but no surprise there. Here bellow is what I have come up with on the differences between jail systems and prisons systems. There is not a major difference

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    Stanford Prison Experiment

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    Does prison make the inner demon come out in the prisoner/guard or is the prisoner /guard already wired that way? The Stanford Prison Experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. This experiment was led by a psychology professor named Philip Zimbardo‚ he had the help of a team of researchers. The purpose of this particular experiment was to induce disorientation‚ depersonalization‚ and DE individualization in the participants. After a period of time

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    Prison-Industrial Complex

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    is an incentive to imprison more inmates for longer sentences—even when the violent crime rate is on the decline. The prison system‚ courts‚ police‚ and corporations have a vested interest in keeping crime at a certain level. This is because prisons have become a form of economic development and a profit making opportunity. Some companies exploit prison labor‚ others build prisons. There are many businesses that benefit directly from prisoners. These businesses provide all kinds of services‚ such

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    Over the years prison overcrowding has been a major issue. Little has been done to resolve this but failed. Luckily there have been people who came up with solutions to this problem. One idea that has been that has been brought up was to replace mandatory sentencing laws with more flexible and individualized guidelines. state governments had enacted a mandatory sentencing statutes. These Mandatory sentencing laws like these limit judicial jurisdiction by preventing sentencing judges from considering

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    the execution on the approval of the state military governorof a prisoner whose case is still on appeal was in violation of his right to life. ii. RIGHT TO REMOVAL OR RELOCATION: a prisoner has the right to be removed or relocated to another prison if the prison is congested or there is a disease outbreak. iii. RIGHTS TO MEDICAL CARE: a prisoner who is sick has the right to medical care. iv. RIGHT TO MENTAL CURE: a prisoner who is insane is entitled to be removed to mental hospital until he becomes

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    Injustice in the Prison System In American society today‚ nonviolent offenders are prosecuted in much the same way violent offenders are. In California our justice system uses the three strikes law‚ which means habitual offenders; no matter the nature of the crime receive mandatory extended jail sentences after their second offense. While these crimes which they commit are wrong‚ the harm they inflict upon society is very low‚ hence the ratio of punishment to crime should be much lower. Using

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