Dealing with Prisoner Rights As we evolved into a more civilized society many things changed. Medicine became better; schools and education improved‚ and treatment of our prisoners became more humane. The constitution of our country clearly prohibits the use of cruel and unusual punishment. No longer would captors be allowed torture that captive with iron maidens or contraptions of the like. These basic rules seem obvious to us today‚ but they represent the foundation of prisoner rights‚ the idea
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Monique Priorello November 5‚ 2012 Constitutional Law Prisoner Rights Of all forms of punishment‚ the death penalty is by far the most controversial and also the most rarely used. Capital punishment was once almost the only penalty applied to convicted felons. By the time of the American Revolution‚ the English courts had defined more than 200 felonies‚ all of which were “capital offenses”. However‚ many death penalties were not carried out; instead‚ offenders were pardoned or banished
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Prisoner Rights Prisoners rights have come a long way from what they were in the 1800’s‚ prisoners back then had no rights they were abused and mistreated and the prison officials did whatever they wanted to prisoners and they had no say. During the 1800’s prisoners were kept in unsatisfactory conditions that were unclean‚ unsafe‚ falling apart and underfed they were giving small portions of bread‚ it seemed as they were being teased with the food. There punishments were harsh and unruly‚ they were
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Prisoners’ Rights Roberta Stewart May 1‚ 2011 CJS/230‚ Dr. Kay Carter Prisoner rights are important because they prevent prisons from taking advantage of people. They also help to ensure that the punishment fits the crime. Without prisoner rights‚ those who are responsible for ensuring that society is safe from people who cannot live by society’s rules would be free to treat prisoners whatever way they saw fit‚ and abuse would be commonplace. Even though prisoners lose a lot of their
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Position (1‚ 2‚ AC‚ NC): 2AC Debate Outline – 2nd position If you hold the 2AC or 2NC position‚ your job is to expose flaws in the opposition’s arguments. Your three main points should focus on what the opposition said‚ and explain why those arguments are flawed or invalid. Based on that‚ the language you use in your outline will be a little different. Read the below ‘base’ outline for assistance in writing your own outline. The outline below is written as if it were the 2AC position trying to
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2013 Allowing Prisoners Voting Rights For many years‚ the decision to allow prisoners to vote has been a wide spread controversial issue. The controversy has been popular in the United States and the United Kingdom. When prisoners are sent to prison they are there to serve their time and they are usually stripped of all their rights and no longer contribute to a functional society. This includes the right to vote. They are convicts‚ but does that make it okay to take their rights entirely? Some
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WSC 3rd speaker debate outline Intro Good Morning ladies and gentlemen‚ adjudicators and fellow opposition‚ today’s debate has been very interesting. My team members including _________ and _________ (team members) have made __ (number of points) undeniably strong points‚ thus allowing me to sum up today’s debate‚ proving that_______________(motion). Essentially‚ today’s debate revolves around who can __________(clash)‚ however before I proceed to the clashes of today’s debate‚ I would first like
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Should all prisoners be given the right to vote or should it be limited only to some or to none at all? Provide a reasoned argument for your decision. Examination Code: R12630 Module Code: 6FFLK020 Date of Submission: 28/03/2013 T he majority of democratic societies recognise the right to vote as an essential human right. Despite this‚ there are a number of countries where leaders believe that the disenfranchisement of prisoners‚ merely as a result of their imprisonment‚ is a justified and prerequisite
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OUTLINE OF A DEBATE Use this as a guideline in planning your speeches. For two-person teams‚ each person will give one constructive speech‚ and you may either have one person do the rebuttal or share it. For three-person teams‚ each person gets one speech. FIRST AFFIRMATIVE CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH (1AC) • 4 minutes • Establishes affirmative’s advocacy of resolution.—STATE RESOLUTION “Resolved‚ that capital punishment should be abolished…‚” etc. • There is a problem that could be solved
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