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    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 of the biggest pains

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    Politics 28 August 2012 Mrs. Armstrong Movie Review: Swing Vote Swing Vote is a remarkable movie about a slacker named Bud‚ with one good in his life- his politically savvy daughter Molly. On Election Day‚ Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place‚ but when he doesn’t show‚ she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. Then it turns out that New Mexico’s votes tied up the presidential election‚ with one vote missing- Bud’s. This led to both presidential candidates and

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    American should be allowed the right to vote. It is an ongoing problem that people are not registering to vote‚ don’t go to vote or are not allowed to vote. for examples people who are convicted of a felony are not allowed to vote in many states. However‚ after they serve their time‚ they should be able to be reintroduced to society and regain all of their rights. Including the right to be able to vote. In order for Americans to not lose their right to vote we need to be able to show that being apart

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    Bill Clinton was the 42nd US presidents. Bill Clinton who is the real name was William Jefferson Clinton III. He was born on 19 August 1946 in Hope‚ Arkansas. Bill’s father named‚ William Jefferson Blythe. His father was died in car crashed before his born and Clinton lives with his mother. Clinton’s mother‚ Virginia Cassidy Blythe move to New Orleans‚ Louisiana to complete nursing school for provide his son. Clinton stays with his grandparents in his hometown. Clinton’s mother married with Roger

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    Bill Tieleman‚ a Vancouver born writer for the 24 Hours newspaper‚ is one of British Columbia’s best-known communicators‚ political commentators‚ and strategists. Tieleman is president of West Stars Communications‚ a strategy and communications consulting firm‚ providing service for labour‚ businesses and governments for the past 13 years. Tieleman also writes for the 24 Hours newspaper every Tuesday regarding politics. Tieleman is best known for his coverage of the BC Legislature Raids‚ which resulted

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    Jails and Prisons Kassi Crum CJA/234 June 18‚ 2013 Rodney Christiansen Jails and Prisons The earliest days of operating jails‚ which were more commonly known as “gaols‚” consisted solely as detaining offenders who were waiting to be tried. The first was ordered to be built in 1166 by King Henry II. Vagrancy‚ meaning to have no real permanent home to live and just wandering from location to location was an increasing issue between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries.

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    Jails And Prisons Adam Putnam CJA/204 February 18‚ 2014 Leroy Hendrix Jails And Prisons In the following paragraphs comparisons between the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford County‚ Virginia and Federal Corrections Institution Petersburg Medium in Hopewell City‚ Virginia. The types of prisons will be identified. The major differences between the Rappahannock Regional Jail and FCI Petersburg Medium will be examined. Jail and prison culture and subculture as well as the violent behavior that

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    The RH bill would cause much higher prices of commodities and health care products in the Philippines because of the fact that businesses and hospitals would be compelled to offset the RH care expenses that they are going to pay for their workers. This bill is not good for everybody‚ as it would create a wave of economic regulations and controls. This might also cause the government to issue price controls and other regulatory edicts so to prevent companies and even hospitals from raising the prices

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    Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Jail is usually the first place a person is taken after being arrested by police officers. The authority of states to build‚ operate‚ and fill jails can be found in the Tenth Amendment‚ which has been construed to grant to states the power to pass their own laws to preserve the safety‚ health‚ and welfare of their communities. Jail is to protect the public and citizens of county by providing a wide range of constructive‚ professional correctional services for

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    History of Prisons

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    The History of Prisons Both state and federal prisons were designed to serve the same purpose.   They are alike in the sense that they both confine criminals.   At the same‚ time there many differences in which make each system unique. State governments primarily operate both. Adults convicted of felony crimes may be imprisoned in one of the approximately 1‚800 state‚ federal‚ local‚ or private prisons in America. State prisons confine felons with more than a year to serve with an array

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