Why has there been a massive growth of the prison industry in America since the 1970 ’s? Since the 1970 ’s there has been steady increase in the prison population where statistics now show from the BJS that more than one in every 100 adults are now in imprisoned. Statistics from the "PEW" state that one in 30 men between the ages of 20-34 are behind bars‚ however just because there is an increase in the numbers it does not mean it ’s down to an increase in crime. To further emphasise just how
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Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA Prison Rape in Texas: Analyzing PREA In 2003‚ the Bush Administration signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA‚ P.L. 108-79)‚ the purpose of which is to address the increasing problem of sexual abuse within U.S. correctional facilities. The Act is applicable to all public and private institutions as well as community-based agencies housing adults or juveniles. In accordance with PREA protections‚ the U.S. Department of
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Barbara C. Jordan and Althea Gibson have similarities and differences on their career. The similarities Between Barbara and Althea is that they both were the first African American women to achieve something‚ in the story Barbara C. Jordan it states “She was the first black women elected to the Texas State senate and the first black Texan in congress.” In the other story Althea Gibson it concludes “Althea Gibson became the first great African American player in woman’s tennis.” Another thing that
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In the United States‚ prison overcrowding and budget cuts within the criminal justice system have lead to an increase in the need and the development of private prisons and jails. "A private prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined by a third party that is contracted by a local‚ state‚ or federal government agency. Private prison companies typically enter into contractual agreements with local‚ state‚ or federal governments that commit prisoners and then pay a per diem or
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just performing their routine duties. Browne (1997) explains that several officers are not familiar with the correctional facilities that are in female correctional facilities. This is because independent female correctional facilities have developed from within the male correctional institutions. This recent development has sent a perception that an officer must struggle to understand such programs in the female correctional facility. What can be done to change the perceptions regarding female-only
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About eight decades ago‚ the most cruel and infamous prison in United States history was officially opened‚ Alcatraz. It was built on a deserted island 2.4 kilometers from San Francisco with cold‚ shark-infested waters in between. The building itself consisted of 336 jail cells housing approximately 200 to 350 prisoners at once‚ and had a cafeteria and recreation yard. The guards treated the convicts horribly‚ making their experience far worse than expected. Their overall goal was to isolate the
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Beasley Jail’s and Prison’s Response Prisons range from minimum to maximum security. They are designed to house criminals who have committed similar types of offenses. The penal institutions of developed countries usually offer better living conditions and greater inmate safety than those found in undeveloped or authoritarian nations. Although most correctional facilities are intended to incarcerate adult‚ civilian criminals‚ prison types‚ exist for military personnel‚ juveniles‚ violent
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Analysis Essay CJ/407 Monday May 26‚ 2014 The Attica Prison Riot This paper reflects on two crisis situations‚ The 1972 Olympic Terrorist attack in Munich‚ Germany‚ and The Attica Prison Riot of 1971. This paper will discuss what went wrong on behalf of the negotiators and how things could’ve of different with a properly trained crisis negotiation team. The ongoing crisis staging in prisons and at local police departments makes it possible for a crisis team
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Newburn. T. (2009) Women and criminal justice: saying it again‚ again and again‚ 32.1‚ Key readings in Criminology This chapter focuses on women in prisons‚ and how the criminal justice system affects women and their children. It discusses how women are now treated by the system and the recent steps taken in order to ensure that females in prisons are treated with an effort to ensure that their needs are taken into account and followed through. It is discussed within the article several reasons
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Many inmates have the option to become released from prison within their time to be served. Mandatory release is when offenders are released no matter how many disciplinary reports they have while incarcerated‚ while discretionary release is when offenders reenter society when board members believe they were ready or earned the privilege to be released (Alarid‚ 2015). Another type of release if the expiration of sentence. This is when an offender is released after (s)he has served all of their time
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