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    Emily Arochi Probation CJS/230 May 8‚ 2011 Probation is a type of sentence for criminal defendants. Probation allows a convicted defendant to go free with a suspended sentence for a specified duration during good behavior. Probationers are placed under the supervision of a probation officer and must fulfill certain conditions. If the probationer violates a condition of probation‚ the court may place additional restrictions on the probationer or order the probationer to serve a term of imprisonment

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    Allied soldiers were captured‚ brutally tortured‚ pressed for information‚ and used as a source of amusement for Axis powers. They were known as prisoners of war or POWs. Prisoners of war‚ or POWs‚ were soldiers that had been captured and held in concentration camps. The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties… on the treatment of civilians‚ prisoners of war and soldiers‚ who are otherwise rendered out of the fight‚ or incapable of fighting (“Geneva Conventions”). Allied soldiers

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    Prisoner of War and Internment Camps in New Mexico HIST 203: New Mexico History After America’s entry into World War II‚ which lasted from 1941 to 1945 in the United States‚ prisoner of war camps and internment camps in New Mexico were among the largest. Most of the prisoners were Germans captured during the North Africa Campaign. Others were of Italian and Japanese origin. There were three base camps‚ located in Roswell‚ Lordsburg and Santa

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    Providing Educational Programs for Female Prisoners Toward the end of the twentieth century nearly 84‚000 women were incarcerated in a state or federal correctional institution within the United States (Gillespie 91). Currently "the number of incarcerated women has exploded within the last twenty years" (Davis 79). After serving their sentence‚ leaving behind a life composed of bars‚ guards and time to reflect upon their crime. Most female offenders are released only carrying a few items of clothing

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    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In the book and movie of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‚ there are many similarities and differences between them. Similarities that the book and movie shared is that they both had all the characters‚ the plot and the settings. They also had the most important events that happened. For instance‚ they both include what happened to Aunt Marge when Harry got mad‚ the dementors on the Hogwarts Express‚ the news and the truth about Sirius Black. All

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    Kayla Davis Mrs. Anderson English 9A 5th November 25‚ 2015 The Prisoners of WWII World War II is looked upon with greatness for our nation due to the success of defeating the Japanese‚ but many fail to realize what we did the innocent ones living within the United States. Similar to the Germans during World War I‚ America had built concentration camps of their own. (“Japanese-American Internment”) Nisei‚ also known as Japanese-Americans‚ were imprisoned in these camps. (“Japanese-American Internment”)

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    At first we weren’t allowed to leave our homes for three days. Then we lost our right to own any objects of value. Next we were made to wear yellow stars‚ and forced to live in the ghettos of Sighet. We remained naïvely content in the ghettos until one day when were transported like animals to Auschwitz. Unknowing the horror that laid ahead of us. What have we done to deserve this? Absolutely nothing! All this just because we’re Jewish. I am writing this letter to not only inform you that I have

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    "Today’s Prisoners Are Tomorrow’s Neighbors" Mass Incarceration is a complex and undervalued issue in the United States. Unfortunately‚ not everyone gives much thought to the disparities plaguing the system‚ the treatment of nonviolent and even violent offenders within it‚ and the impact of the system. In particular‚ the impact of mass incarceration on the families of convicts‚ the people left behind‚ and the communities in which they are taken from. So while there are many positive and constructive

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    Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 In today’s day and age‚ there are many start-up companies and entrepreneurs that thrive off of imagination and innovation. This is what leads them to creations. Richard Paul Evans‚ a #1 New York Time Bestselling Author who writes both children’s and adventure books‚ channeled his imagination and innovation into the book Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 which is a book that he made a series out of. This series made him a famous writer. This book is about

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    BOOK REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN BY J.K ROWLING Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‚ written by J.K Rowling is the third book in the phenomenal Harry Potter series. The genre of this book is fantasy which involves magic‚ spells and Hogwarts‚ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I chose this book because the whole series is incredible‚ and J.K Rowling is by far one of the all-time greatest authors in the world. The adventure of Harry Potter‚ along with his best friends

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