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    part of “civilization” again. Peter Wagner‚ in his article Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2016‚ says that “Every year‚ 636‚000 people walk out of prison gates‚ but people go to jail over 11 million times each year.”Where are those 10.6 million something people that vanished? That is basically the basis of mass incarceration which in other terms mean that more people are in jail then leaving which causes overpopulation. Mass incarceration must end due to its effects. An Example of an effect of

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    comparison to the rest of the world the United States has the highest documented incarceration rate. While the U.S. has roughly 5% of the world’s population‚ it has almost 24% of the world’s prison population (“Incarceration in the United States” 1‚5‚6). Is incarcerating so many people who have

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    Incarcerated. America land of the free and home of the great‚ But in all reality is America as great is we all make it to be. Mass incarceration is growing at a rapid rate. I am going to be discussing the effect of how mass incarceration affects the youth. When you turn on the news often times we see several crimes that are committed by the youth. “This country has the highest incarceration rate in the world and more prisoners than any other country in the world; with 5% of the world’s population‚ the U.S. incarcerates

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    Toxic Shock Syndrome

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    Toxic Shock Syndrome is a syndrome that can occur between both male and females‚ but is more prevalent in females. Also‚ the condition can occur no matter of the age of the patient. This syndrome is considered to be an acute and life-threatening condition with the death rate being for Staphylococcus aureus five to fifteen percent‚ but for Streptococcus pyogenes it increases to a thirty to seventy percent mortality rate (Hirsch‚ 2014). Staphylococcus infections is a form of Toxic Shock Syndrome

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    Michelle Alexander described the history of race in the United States as one that created and then sustained a “caste system” through the present in the form of “mass incarceration.” Race is social construct that leads to the oppression of groups. The history of race is not pleasant. In fact‚ it is horrible and should not exist‚ as race should not be something that divides the human race. Of course race can be something that is celebrated for its diversity‚ but it should not be something that causes

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    the possible total affects of incarceration on the labor market outcomes (Pettit & Western‚ 2001). Emeka (2009) questions to what degree incarceration can cause for employment opportunities and finds that survey research is poorly equipped to offer a definitive

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    who were incarcerated in the state of Texas with a total sample size of 676 individuals at Wave 1(during incarceration). About 30 days before release‚ respondents completed a self-administered survey regarding a host of measures assessing pre incarceration dimensions encompassing family life‚ employment‚ and experiences outside of prison. Respondents were also asked about life during incarceration including experiences such as various activities and programs they may have participated in‚ family contact

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    Many people get incarcerated for many reasons‚ some may be for small incidents while others is for major ones. Few cases are not the person’s fault‚ but it can’t be the same for others. Some incarcerated people won’t know they have a mental disability‚ because their families may not notice what is going on until it is too late and they become prisoners. There is a possibility it wasn’t their fault‚ but they wouldn’t know until they are in trial and start rotting in their cell instead of getting the

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    Overcoming the culture shock By Irina Kostitsyna English 52 O. V. Chuprakova 8 October 2013 Overcoming the culture shock I. The present situation 3 II. What is it? 3 III. Stages 3 IV. Scientists’ decision 4 V. What we

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    We call America the land of the free truth is no one is free. The United States has had the highest incarceration rates compared to other countries all around the world. Many illegal activities and narcotics play a huge role to becoming incarcerated. We’re born into a violent society and have no other choice but to live with it. Crime‚ violence‚ drugs and poverty are around us on a daily basis and young children see these things and think it’s normal. By certain individuals acting in ways they shouldn’t

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