4. RIGHTS OF PRISONERS A convict lodged in a prison is not denuded of all fundamental rights though it is true that he does not enjoy all the fundamental rights like other persons because of the fetters imposed on him in accordance with the law. In an American case on prisoner’s right‚ i.e. Procunier v. Martineg the court emphasized that since the liberty of a prisoner is constitutionally curtailed due to his confinement‚ his interest in the limited liberty left to him becomes all the more substantial
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poetic work "The Prisoner of Chillon" tells the struggle between a person’s ending their suffering and accepting it rather than holding on to the hope of freedom. The author uses symbols to represent the immediate end of suffering‚ acceptance of defeat‚ and succumbing to torture in competition with hope‚ strength‚ and faith in eventual freedom. The symbolism of the chains represents the prisoners’ bondage. When the eldest of the prisoner’s younger brothers died‚ the chains were removed and his
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Prisoners of War (POWs): In international law‚ term used to designate incarcerated members of the armed forces of an enemy‚ or noncombatants who render them direct service and who have been captured during wartime.1 This definition is a very loose interpretation of the meaning of Prisoners of War (POWs). POWs throughout history have received harsh and brutal treatment. Prisoners received everything from torture to execution. However‚ in recent times efforts have been made to reduce these treatments
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development [2]. In this game‚ two players meet and either cooperate with each other‚ defect against each other‚ or have a mixed outcome where one defects while the other cooperates. Each player makes his choice at the same time. The name comes from the story of two prisoners‚ each asked separately to testify against the other. If they both refuse to talk (and thus cooperate with each other)‚ then both are released. If they both agree to testify (defect) against the other‚ they both will be convicted. One could
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Should Prisoners lose their Constitutional Rights while in Prison As the number of prisoners increase within the prison systems today‚ a question has risen on should prisoners lose their constitutional rights while in prison. Constitutional rights are the rights that are granted to the citizens by the government. These rights can’t be taken away legally. The way a prisoner is treated is not based on their behaviors or what crime they’ve committed‚ but is left up to the administrators
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What was a Day in the Life of a Prisoner Like? The Holocaust‚ the systematic‚ bureaucratic‚ state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators‚ depicts a series of tragic events. One may ask how was each prisoner treated upon arrival? The horrors that come to mind are endless‚ and the pain each prisoner must have gone through is undeniably brutal. Men‚ women and children of ages that varied were taken away from their homes‚ stripped
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Prisoner Testing The years 1965 & 1966‚ Dr. Albert Kligman gave 75 prisoners a dosage of dioxin‚ a chemical used in Agent Orange‚ 468 times greater than protocol. Agent orange was an herbicide used by the US during the Vietnam War to clear its dense vegetation. Those who came in contact with this herbicide had horrible side effects such as birth defects‚ cysts‚ swollen body parts & etc. According to Keramet Reiter‚ a UC Irvine graduate in the department of criminology‚ the prisoners faced such
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Shayne Laidler Barnes What would happen if marijuana were legalized tomorrow? As the New Year comes so do new laws‚ especially those that have to do with medical and recreational use of marijuana in the United States. As our social and political landscapes are rapidly changing more and more states are passing pro-medicinal marijuana legislation. Currently there are 17 states that approved of pro-marijuana ballot initiatives‚ but not all of them have officially approved cannabis for medical use
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Juveniles Being Tried as Adults In the United States‚ anyone who is charged for committing a crime before the day of their 18th birthday is considered a juvenile and depending on the severity of the case shall be tried as a juvenile. There are some cases; however‚ where the juvenile justice system should be harder on the juvenile‚ but in most cases they should not go to an adult prison. There are most certainly some cases in which the juvenile should face the adult justice system‚ but for petty
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Prisoners of War BY: Presented to: Mrs. Provato ENG 2A0-04 Wednesday December 8‚ 1993 Dear: The International Red Cross I am writing a letter to you today to mention how the prisoners of war were treated throughout the second world war. If you have never been a Prisoner of War (POW)‚ you are extremely lucky. The prisoners of war during the World War II‚ (1939-1945) were treated poorly with no respect or consideration and were given the living conditions worse than animals. It was
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