Prison Privatization Privatizing prisons may be one way for the prison population to get back under control. Prisons are overcrowded and need extra money to house inmates or to build a new prison. The issue of a serious need for space needs to be addressed. “As a national average‚ it costs roughly $20‚000 per year to keep an inmate in prison. There are approximately 650‚000 inmates in state and local prisons‚ double the number five years ago. This costs taxpayers an estimated $18 billion each
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for aqueous and acetone seed extracts ranged from 20–80 mg/ml and 5–15 mg/ml respectively. Viable cell count studies revealed the bactericidal nature of the seed extracts. Statistical analysis proved the better/equal efficacy of some of these seed extracts as compared to standard antibiotics. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of 2.80 – 4.23% alkaloids‚ 8.58 – 15.06% flavonoids‚ 19.71 – 27.77% tannins‚ 0.55–0.70% saponins and cardiac glycosides. Conclusion Antibacterial efficacy shown
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1. The general idea of the article is about a mock prison experiment conducted by Doctor Zimbardo. The research was to identify the psychological causes of aggression and violence‚ and to observe the variables that promoted such behaviour in prison. He did this by using two groups of people that were randomly assigned as either a prisoner or a prison guard. The hypothesis that is focused upon to provide an explanation to the conditions in prisons is the dispositional hypothesis. The dispositional
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Abby Quillen article‚ “Raising Babies in Prison”‚ published by the Yes! Magazine in the winter of 2011‚ the more I realized how benefits there could be. I stand mostly negative side of this issue‚ but it’s hard to ignore the statistics. The Residential Parenting Program changes lives‚ “the recidivism rate is 12 percent compared to 40 percent for the general Washington Corrections Center for Women” (Quillen 1). The fact that most mothers stay out of prison creates much more stability for the child
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The video contained the results and analysations of a social experiment called the Stanford Prison Experiment. This experiment watched over 24 young‚ healthy‚ college men. They then flipped a coin to see which 12 would act as guards and which 12 would act as prisoners inside of a prison simulation. They acted out this simulation for 6 days before it was cut short due to the amount of cruelty that the men were experiencing. Originally it was to last 2 weeks but after a few had to drop out due to mental
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Suicide in Prison Introduction: “Suicide is a huge‚ but largely preventable‚ public health problem‚ causing almost half of all violent death in the world‚ resulting in almost one million fatalities every year and economic costs in the billions of dollars‚ according to the World Health Organization” (quoted in Pompili & Lester & Innamorati & Casale & Girardi‚ 2009‚1155). According to Kupers (quoted in Heuy & Mculty‚ 2005‚ 490) “in the United States‚ suicide rates among prison inmates are higher
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handled by correction officers and are all usually treated the same way. This in fact places great punishment on these individuals who in most cases do not deserve it. In the article‚ “The Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails: A State Survey”‚ prisons and jails are referred to as the “new asylums” and goes on to state that mentally ill individuals have the right to receive proper medical care for mental illness just as individuals that suffer from diabetes‚ hypertension‚ and HIV
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Naomi Withiam Prof. Mehrinfar English 1310-061 16 October 2017 Zimbardo’s Experiment In 1971‚ Zimbardo conducted an experiment which is known as The Standford Prison Experiment. It took place in the basement of a psychology department‚ which was constructed to feel like an actual prison‚ and the participants were paid to either choose the role as a prisoner or guard in attempt to gaining a better understanding of human interaction and its effect on human behavior. Zimbardo predicted that from
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The Purpose of Prison Robert Lingo CRJ 303 Bridget Lott March 2nd‚ 2012 The Purpose of Prison Not everyone is model citizens within a society. Individuals cheat people out of money‚ murder‚ rob‚ and rape others within society. When people commit crime against others and not stay within the law they must be punished. This research paper will discuss the purposes for prisons‚ and analyze conditions of prison. There are programs in prison and out of prison to try to reduce an individual from returning
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