United State‚ many prisons are overcrowded. “In the U.S. many prisons are overcrowded; with about 2.3 million people be behind bars.” As a result‚ the prisoners become territorial. Overcrowded prison lead to more violence between prisoner and correction officers. (Major Problems‚ Issues & Trends Facing Prisons Today2003-2017). Today‚ some of the major issues that prisons faces are assault‚ gangs and metal heath. Prison cell blocks are mean for one inmate at a time but some of prison cell blocks has
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major challenges facing the prison service over the next 5 years‚ are preventing the introduction of drugs into prisons and managing prisoners with drug problems. Drug finds in prison doubled over the last 5 years‚ i.e. approximately 6 drugs finds per day in Scottish Prisons. 69% of the prison population report drug use compared to 8% in the community. Research has identified defined routes into prison. The main routes being visits‚ mail‚ prisoners on admission‚ over the wall‚ prison staff and concealed
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Prison Issues [pic] While prisons house a number a social outcast‚ misfits and some all around dangerous people‚ they face a number of problems as well. The prison agencies are taking steps to deal with health threats from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The Justice Department reported that twenty-two thousand four hundred eighty state and federal inmates were infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)‚ the virus that causes AIDS. Another issue prisons are facing is dealing
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Kaila Buffis 9/17/08 Current Issue The article I found is most related to Chapter 4‚ “Diversion and Probation”‚ because it looks at how probation is a great way to help juvenile offenders get back on their feet. The article is about the positive changes that juvenile offenders in California have made due to an increase in probationary programs. The probation departments in California have changed the way they operate and by doing this have accomplished something extraordinary. Originally‚
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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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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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correctional system; riots would break out in order for inmates to express their desire for reform and changes in rules. Inmates didn’t approve of the crowded living conditions‚ harsh rules‚ poor food‚ excessive punishment‚ and guard brutality. Inmates demanded change in the correctional system starting with those involving basic conditions to those concerning basic rights. The prisoners were not given the opportunity to express their feeling of deprivation in the correctional system that was until
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Management 1 Assignment 2 - Due Friday of Week 11 (25%) Students are to select a sport management issue facing sport administrators from newspapers‚ journals‚ pamphlets‚ websites‚ brochures‚ and magazines etc that you come across during the semester. In 2000 words students should briefly summarise the article and then critically analyse its impact on best practice sport management. Professional sport today is clearly a commercial enterprise governed by the laws of supply and demand (Walsh and Giulianotti
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Inmates often suffer from multiple mental health related issues and addicted to drugs. Many times‚ these inmates are often time ostracized by other inmates and are stigmatized by their illness. This leads to inmates becoming very withdrawn from others or tend to be very violent and prone to outburst and other violent actions. This leads to these inmates often being punished for their behavior instead of being treated for the disorders that are causing these behaviors. (Aufderheide‚ 2014) A study
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Issues that Women have to face in prison Women in our prison system have to face many problems that affect their lives and their love once. Women in prison have to face many issues such as victimization‚ unstable family life‚ school and work failure‚ substance abuse and health problems. Some of the social factors that have contributed to the imprisonment of more women are poverty‚ minority group member‚ single motherhood‚ and homeless. Unfortunately some critics argue that in the U.S. prisons are
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