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    Prison Systems and The Law Jody BUS 311 Business Law 1 Final Assignment Week 5 Instructor Samantha Hodapp January 8‚ 2013 Prison Systems and the Law Prison’s have been around for two centuries; beginning in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. The prisons system’s back then were much different then they are today. In the 1700’s it was common custom for the jailer or sheriff to provide a bar‚ charging inflated prices to the prisoners for spirits

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    I don’t think one system is better than the other system both may have a positive effect on criminals. It just depends on what the crime is if is a less severe crime than prisoners should be put in the South Dakota system. Where they help prisoners find a good outcome out of the situation and lets them see that there’s so much more than going to jail. For criminals that have a severe crime than they should be put in the tent city system because they have to learn their punishment. Many of the people

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    Effects of Aging in Prison Wanda W. Jones Webster University Table of Contents Objective 3 Aging in Prison Literature Review 4 Participants 13 Measurement 14 Survey and Data Collection Tool 15 Data Collection Method 18 Analysis 19 Schedule 20 Budget 21 Institutional Review Board 23 Peer Review 24 Objective This research proposal will be on the aging prison population. The topic to be explored will be the impact of the elderly in prison on society. It will attempt

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    American Prison Systems Introduction In many countries national prisons are operated and supplemented by provinces and state counterparts. Prisoners are held in prisons and jails throughout the country and globally convicted of various crimes and offenses. The nature of the offense determines where the prisoner is held and the lengths of times. There are institutions that vary in level of security in both the state and federal prison system. However‚ the majority of prisoners are

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    university of phoenix | A World Apart | A Comparison of the Italian Prison System to Ours | | Matthew Kramer | 4/23/2011 | | The Italian correctional system although much older than the American system are very comparable to each other. Both have come from fledgling institutions in the past that have both evolved because of officials in higher positions as well as concerned citizens that have voiced their opinions on how inmates are treated and how they are housed during their

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    Changing the prison System In Canada‚ prisons exist to punish and counsel offenders. Prison conditions have worsened over the years and the need for prison reform has become a serious issue. Canada’s prisons are not meeting the needs of inmates and society. In Canada there are many changes that need to take place within the prison system in order to meet the needs offenders. The government needs to recognize these issues revolving around the prison system and address them. The article “What

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    A comparison of the Great Depression and our current financial crisis Brandon Gilbreath HIST-410 Al Campbell The Great Depression‚ an event that happened 70 years ago still conjures images of families waiting in soup lines and thousands of men looking for work. In October of 1929 the American economy came to screeching halt and would not see growth for the next three years. This was a major event that sent ripples throughout the world economy. In September of 2008‚ roughly

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    The Federal Prison System Jesse Vohler 12-3 Smith Essay 24 Oct. 2011 Jesse Vohler 12-3 Smith 24 October 2011 Federal Prison System Essay The Federal Prison System Throughout history‚ the Federal Prison System has changed over the centuries. From hanging to lethal injections‚ the purpose of the prison system still remains the same. It holds as a chamber for those who have done wrong and break the law. Turning into a home for most inmates‚ death row would seem like the only way

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    Penitentiaries‚ A problem or Solution: Flanner O’Conner’ “a good man is hard to find” In “a good man is hard to find” we all see misfit as a bad guy. Who is “a loose from federal pen” (O’Conner 1)‚ kills his father (O’Conner 9)‚ and is a murderer. But during his conversation with the grandmother he says “I never was a bad boy” (0’conner 9). He also mentions “[he] forget what [he] did” (O’Conner 9). After reading the whole story and studying about the

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    Purpose and history of penitentiaries Name Date CJA/234 Professor History of Punishment History of punishment exists since of thousands of years. Though‚ it is very tough to decide when exactly human civilization started punishment system. There are some records to support the start of punishment system. The earliest legal code may have been that of Ur-Nammu‚ Founder of third dynasty of Ur at about 2050 BC. In this legal code actually a person will have to pay for something he does wrong

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