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    Prison-Industrial Complex

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    is an incentive to imprison more inmates for longer sentences—even when the violent crime rate is on the decline. The prison system‚ courts‚ police‚ and corporations have a vested interest in keeping crime at a certain level. This is because prisons have become a form of economic development and a profit making opportunity. Some companies exploit prison labor‚ others build prisons. There are many businesses that benefit directly from prisoners. These businesses provide all kinds of services‚ such

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    Summary Of Prison State

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    There are many issues in the correctional offices and criminal justice system. Due to the unknowns on how to treat crime it is resulted in holding all crimes in prisons and jails. From minor to major crimes there are more effective ways to correct the behavior. In the documentary “Prison State”‚ highlights these issues in attempt to correct the problems. When crimes are committed and these criminals off all ages are released from correctional facilities‚ it is unknown on how they will react to

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    PRISON IS NOT A CURE FOR CRIME There has been a great deal written about the fact that the number of crimes have dramatically increased in recent years. Educators have debated whether criminals should be put in jail or not. One idea that has received much attention is that prison plays an important role to reduce criminals. This essay will explain that prison is a cure for crime as fas as punishment for offenders and transformation of criminals into better citizens are concerned. One of the

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    Drug Abuse In Prisons

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    increased over the last two decades. Using drugs inside a prison is a terrifying thing to think about. How is it that under the order of law and in a highly restricted environment‚ drug use is still possible? It is due to a number of reasons: overcrowded prisons‚ stealthy smuggling‚ concealed manufacturing‚ prison gangs and corruption. Some of the ways drugs are smuggled into prison‚ is by human bodies. The drugs can also be thrown over the prison walls in tennis balls‚ dead birds‚ footballs or just about

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    private prisons usa

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    Just Keep Taxes Low Even though privatizing prisons is considered morally wrong by many people‚ these prisons are supervised by the state‚ have the government’s permission to operate‚ and they exist because public jails cannot handle the number of prisoners. The main reason I support prison privatization is because they reduce taxes. First‚ since they are not part of the government’s property citizens don’t have to pay for them to operate and more money could be used to build other things such as

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    Prisons as Punitive or Rehabilitation The number of inmates in our prisons is increasing more every day. We need to find a more effective way of keep people from committing crimes and keep them out of our prison. The intervention of our prisons being punitive or rehabilitation in nature should change our prisoners. Restorative justice is a innovative movement for our prisoners to promote forward thinking (Furio‚2002). Of course it is difficult to look at a murderer with the equal belief. The thought

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    Prison Offenders with AIDS Kaplan College Abstract Offenders living behind the walls of prison with AIDS is like the big pink elephant in prison‚ it is colossal but conspicuously avoided. In other words the disease’s presence is apparent‚ but a great deal of ignorance is still pervasive. Offenders living with HIV are still unfairly treated‚ which they try keep their status concealed‚ and justifiably so due to the treatment of the guards or other inmates. Over 27‚000 people entered NYC prisons

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    Many may believe that Perry Smith shouldn’t be killed and given the punishment of life in prison. While others may believe the defendant will be able to evolve and reflect upon their decisions and will be able to evolve into a better person. But before you decide‚ you cannot forget that Perry Smith has been in prison in his past. Prison has become a prescription in which Smith has become immune to. The immoral individual you see here today is like a cancer‚ you need to kill it before it attacks those

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    Prison Development in India

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Crime is the outcome of a diseased mind and jail must have an environment of hospital for treatment and care. - Mahatma Gandhi A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime. Prisons are not normal places. The prisoners are deprived of freedom and normal contacts with families and

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    Mentally Ill in Prison

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    Mentally Ill in Prison Tisha R. Gilmore Argosy University Abstract There are many mentally disabled individuals incarcerated in U. S. jails today. Their disabilities range from those born with mental retardation‚ to those with traumatic brain injuries from being involved in accidents‚ and include those with chemical imbalances due to natural causes or drug addictions. These people are treated as criminals and not as patients. Jails are not the place for this population. Keeping them incarcerated

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