Why Prisons Don’t Work The article “Why Prisons Don’t Work” (1994) by Wilbert Rideau‚ was written from personal experience. Currently‚ the prison system in our society does not work because it focuses on punishing criminals after the fact of crimes being committed (Rideau‚ 1994). These crimes are committed primarily by young‚ poorly educated‚ and unqualified men (Rideau‚ 1994). Therefore‚ the prison system should focus on educating these young men‚ rather than locking them up for life. First‚
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Critical Response Ashley Dalton Hawaii Pacific University Critical Response to “Why Prisons Don’t Work” By Wilbert Rideau The prison system is a topic that is widely debated. Many are either for or against how they are ran. Though I am only an observer; I have no ties to the prison system. I do agree with many points that Wilbert Rideau made in his original article. What caught my eye was that Mr. Rideau was in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962. He describes the kind of prisoners
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In “ Why prisons don’t work” Written by Wilbert Rideau and Published by New York Times. Rideau expresses his initial feeling towards the prison system and his experience while in prison. Rideau was sentenced to life in prison for murder in nineteen sixty one he talks about his perspective on why so many color affiliated groups are being sentenced to prison. He mentions how he would want to see the prison system let out its inmates serving twenty to thirty years in prison for petty offences. He believes
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‘Why prisons don’t work’ research response I agree with Wilbert Rideau’s argument that the United States penal system is ineffective and can be fixed. Rideau claims “The only effective way to curb crime is for society to work to prevent the criminal act in the first place” (217). Prisons collect criminals but it won’t stop crimes from occurring. A bad criminal would be someone who was properly cared for and educated but‚ they crave to hurt others. Many prisoners from poor environments are not always
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Analysis of “Why Prisons Don’t Work” In his essay “Why Prisons Don’t Work” by Wilbert Rideau‚ the author has sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1962 to be executed or imprisoned for life. He presents the idea that prisons don’t work because people go in and come out the same way‚ unchanged. He says that authorities think the best solution is to “get tougher” by slowing down on crime and locking away the criminals in prisons‚ but Rideau had an experience in one of those prisons and knows that
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As stated in the title of “Why Prisons Don’t Work‚” by Wilbert Rideau‚ prisons are ineffective. Possibly the foremost reason of this is the fact that they are a response after the crime‚ not a preventive measure. Penitentiaries do nothing with respect to preventing crime rather they create a place where criminals are influenced by‚ almost exclusively‚ other criminals. Another reason of this is criminals are being sent to these institutions for periods of time that far exceed what is necessary. Criminals
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represented a prison: no freedom‚ no privacy‚ no ‘America’”. All prisoners were served food in big mess halls‚ which were are all numbered‚ where the sound of a ringing bell would notify the internees it was time
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to vote because of the freedom we have on voting for which president we want to have‚ but some people just don’t think that way. As a consequence‚ voter turnouts during presidential elections has been traditionally low. There are a number of reasons why people may not vote such as a lack of understanding of politics‚ people being busier‚ a lack of trust in the government‚ laziness; which is disrespectful‚ and not caring or even contentment with how things are. But when people
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society. Though people often focus on the roles of men and women in the working world‚ these biases begin in the home. From childhood‚ parents‚ even if unintentionally‚ instill certain gender roles in their children. As demonstrated in the articles "Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls" by Pollitt‚ "Little Boy Pink" by Moore‚ and "The Gender Blur" by Blum‚ parental figures control every aspect of their children’s lives from clothes to toys to entertainment. Simple decisions like the choice of clothing colors
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MIA ICS Case Writing Group Case Study No. 3 WHY DON’T WE SELL THE CLUB? By Hur Tze Huan CA(M)‚ FCMA(UK)‚ CFP‚ MBA(UKM)‚ Cert. Trainer The Club Releks Golf & Country Club (the Club) was one of the few members’ clubs in Malaysia. Its 4‚000 plus members not only enjoyed golfing and other recreational activities of the Club‚ they were also each a part owner of the Club’s assets‚ including the land. The Club’s 36-hole course sat on 300 acres of prime land surrounded by residential and shop-office
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