Adult Prisons Carol Carlisle History 303 The American Constitution Instructor David Ellett March 14‚ 2011 Children In Adult Prisons In the United States‚ children are sentenced to adult prisons and given adult prison terms. Many of these children are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Some of the children were 13 and 14 years old. The children are sentenced to die in prison with no regard to age life history‚ or familial circumstances. Some states sentence
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Among them are reports of prisoners not receiving adequate food or medical attention‚ untrained and unprofessional staff‚ inadequate security inside and around these prisons‚ constant fights and violence within the prisons‚ and rampant drug trafficking and abuse inside the prisons themselves. According to the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee’s 2013 report of the Lake Erie Correctional: “Assaults‚ fights‚ disturbances‚ and uses of force have all increased in
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A Pelican Bay State Prison inmate‚ Jesse Perez‚ was recently awarded $25‚000 in damages in reference to a case filed against correctional officers that were accused of acting in violation of the prisoner’s First Amendment rights. Perez was identified by officers at another prison as a member of the Mexican Mafia. After he was identified in 2005‚ Perez was transferred to Pelican Bay’s Security Housing Unit. The lawsuit was filed against the officers who claimed they identified him as a member of the
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Prison Rehabilitation Issue Prison inmates should be rehabilitated in order to reduce recidivism rates. There are over 1.5 million Americans incarcerated at this moment. With many leaving on parole‚ while others struggle with high re-arrest rates‚ many question whether prisons should rehabilitate for a substance and crime free re-entry into society. Those for rehabilitation argue that statistics support evidence that programs which educate convicts‚ allowing them to get G.E.D.’s and participate
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It is a scary thought that the United States holds 25% of the words incarcerated. That means that every 1 out of 4 people in jail‚ is in the U.S. This means that we have a large part of our economy due to prisons. We have private clubs such as Alec‚ that works with politicians so they can make more money off of the prison system. (13th) Some companies that are included in this club are those who supply the food to the prisons‚ those who run the prisons medical facilities‚ and even those who work
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Throughout the 1980’s‚ rises in crime caused officials to cut down on misconduct‚ and begin enforcing more controlling policies and regulations in schools (“The School to Prison Pipeline”). Although one would expect actions like so to help solve the problem‚ they ended up making the problem even worse. By implementing stricter disciplinary codes in schools‚ these officials ended up creating what is now known as the school to prison pipeline‚ a situation for students in which their time spent in an
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Running head: HIV and AIDS in Prison HIV and AIDS in Prisons Heather Cooper CJ242 Mr. Thompson April 24‚ 2013 Kaplan College-Southeast Abstract The following pages contain information on the AIDS and HIV epidemic within the United States prison system. The characteristics of these inmates will be discussed and how well this population adjusts to the environment. There are some treatments and services provided to these inmates in and outside the walls of the prison. The public views are not
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Prisons Compare and Contrast Prisons systems have changed after the first penitentiary was opened known as the Eastern Penitentiary. The theory of penitentiary was that by keeping criminals locked in their cell with not outside influences so that they can reflect on their past as well as become more religious is a way that the person will change their lives for the better and in return this would reform the person so upon release they were God fearing people that could function in society. These
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CRM-430 Term Paper Week 5 Draft Summary for Prison Rehabilitation and Counseling Programs I chose to focus this term paper on the various programs offered to prisoners as part of their rehabilitation for introduction back into society. In today’s world there are many who believe that every one can be rehabilitated. The question should be asked; “does rehabilitation really work for everyone?” I will provide statistics on the success and failure rate‚ as well as which programs are most
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Over population in the prison system costs billions‚ and that affect us all! Tjy Helms Composition 1 ENG1001 BH Week 5 Professor Henry 05/6/2011 I say why should we the people pay to house‚ feed‚ and provide medical care for people who have never had a history of violent behavior? The issue becomes compounded when we cram thousands of people into a space designed for hundreds. Look at the number of people who are doing hard time‚ for non-violent crimes. These are the people who are costing
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