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    riot were moved from the cells and put into “The Hole”. After spending their time in solitary confinement prisoners were switched around putting some of the ringleaders in with good prisoners that had nothing to do with the riot. The Stanford Prison Experiment had several important implications. One of which derives from average males that were so drastically affected under the burdens of being placed in a confinement setting. When these outcomes are correlated to the much more long- term and harshness

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    were treated much worse than they are today. They weren’t even considered humans‚ and they were treated worse than some animals (Prison Life). In the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo‚ the psychological effects of long-term imprisonment and solitary confinement

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    claims that she “she has "no heart… no softness there‚ no—sympathy—sentiment—... ” (pg.186) Estella is manipulated by Miss Havisham to become the ideal girl for Miss Havisham. She has a very bold and strong character but is trapped within the confinements of Miss Havisham and society. She is regarded as a dark character‚ luring Pip and others into the Satis House and using him for her and Miss Havisham’s own entertainment. Biddy‚ who was “brought up by hand” by Mr. Wopsle’s great-aunt‚ is simple

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    felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain 1. Part One Solitary: Deprived of the company of others; the state of being alone; a reference to solitary confinement (solitary). The use of the word solitary in line 16 illustrates how although people have been described as taking part in the funeral‚ they do not relate or understand her. Although there are others around her‚ there is no communication between them. She is described as wrecked in the same line that “solitary” is used‚ showing the reader that her state

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    Sidimohammed Mbarki Professor Whittaker History 3352 Fall ‘05 Wanderings Through an Inferno: An Analysis of the Great Terror as Seen Through the Eyes of Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg The following paper will be an analysis of "The Great Terror‚" that is‚ the arrest and often execution of millions of Russian and Russian minorities from 1936 to 1938‚ carried out by the Soviet secret police‚ known as‚ and hereafter referred to as the NKVD. The analysis will use Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg’s‚

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    rewarded with more necessities and privileges. If they’ve kept it up a long time some even get tvs in their room and softer blankets.If the good behavior turns rotten and goes the other way privileges are taken away and inmates can be thrown into solitary confinement. Reform classes are also optional for inmates with

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    Solitary confinement is a room for individuals to be punished. The mentally ill are being placed in these rooms to be separated from other inmates and because they cannot be handled by correction officers and are all usually treated the same way. This in fact places

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    Ethical Treatment of Prisoners Deborah Driscoll Soc. 120 Beverly Rudnick October 30‚ 2011 “Imprisonment as punishment for crimes was first used during the sixteenth century in Europe. Prior to that‚ criminal correction usually consisted of enslavement or swift physical punishment such as whipping or execution. Prison was conceived as a more

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    The most used ones were beating‚ waterboarding‚ and solitary confinement. When the Axis powers beat a POW it would be for “simple reasons”. Some of the “simple reasons” were things like looking at an officer the wrong way‚ communicating with each other‚ stealing‚ and not doing a job correctly. Sometimes when the

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    Prison "Reform" in America In the essay "Prison "Reform" in America‚" Roger T. Pray points out the much attention that has been devoted to research to help prevent crimes. Showing criminals the errors of their ways not by brutal punishment‚ but by locking them up in the attempt to reform them. Robert Pray‚ who is a prison psychologist‚ is currently a researcher with the Utah Dept. of Corrections. He has seen what has become of our prison system and easily shows us that there is really no such thing

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