most violent prison riots in the history of the American correctional system. 33 prisoners died‚ over 200 inmates were injured and 12 correction officers were taken hostage of those 12‚ seven were badly beaten and raped. The causes of this riot were made perfectly clear by these inmates. The condition of the prison was unbearable and Author R. Morris wrote that "the riot was a predictable incident based on an assessment of prison conditions". Prison overcrowding and inferior prison services‚ common
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Essentially sentencing someone to death‚ and placing them on death row is basically the same as a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The difference‚ however is that the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole carries a significantly smaller price tag for tax payers. Furthermore‚ with violence rampant in prisons across the nation life in prison without the possibility of parole is not exactly living a comfortable life. DEATH PENALTY Our criminal justice
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put in solitary confinement so that prison officials have an easier time dealing with their difficulties and dangers. This‚ however‚ is not the way to deal with mentally ill prisoners. The effects that solitary confinement has on a person reduces their quality of life down to absolutely nothing and they would be better off getting the electric chair. Solitary confinement is not an effective way of imprisoning humans because it does not accomplish the goal of prisons which is to reform prisoners to be
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end up homeless or back into the prison system. The federal government should drop their power over incarceration and let the individual states take care of all aspects of incarceration. Almost every state already has a functioning8 prison within its borders and the necessary management to keep them running. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has been in charge of managing all 122 federal prisons and institutions since the 1930s. They’re responsible for our federal prison system today and it has turned
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Overcrowding in prisons has several effects with inmates serving their sentences‚ it constructs a negative effect on the inmate’s mental and general health‚ this type of disorders can be avoided by providing rehabilitation programs and to help reduce the expenses of prisons in the long run. The overcrowding of prisons has significantly increased the possibilities for communicable diseases‚ as well as poor hygiene that results with the increase of hepatitis strands‚ HIV‚ increased blood pressure
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perspective or narrative (an agenda). What is the agenda of the film you watched? Answer: The purpose of the film is to inform the public of the prison to pipeline system‚ also known as the cradle to prison pipeline‚ that exists within many American schools. This is that the film begins with Benetta Standly explaining to the audience how the term “Cradle to Prison” came about; which was introduced through Marian Wright Edelman who is the founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. The agenda of this film is
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The Stanford Prison Experiment During arrests the police use procedures that lead people to feel confused and fearful. In the case of the Stanford experiment when the prisoners were arrested a process of humiliation began. The twelve undergraduates selected to play the role of prisoners were fingerprinted‚ mug shots were taken; they were searched‚ stripped naked‚ deloused and their heads shaved. Then they were dressed in cheap smocks‚ with no underwear and had a small chain around one ankle.
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lack of injustice‚ while others seem to believe it is not the justice system place to kill another human being and therefore the prisoner should be given life in prison. Some believe the cost of medical care‚ meals‚ and other required personal care to prisoners cost too much to society‚ Most people argue that the cost of life in prison is too much and taxpayers would save money in the long run with an execution. However‚ the research
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School-to-Prison Pipeline: Does the Current Educational System Demonize or Criminalize Our Youth? In today’s society our children go down one of two paths: become successful or become criminals. The question then must be asked: have we allowed our children to be tracked down such opposite paths by using discipline as an excuse? There may well be an argument that ultimately the school and prison system have nothing to do with one another; however‚ I believe they have become one in the same
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being released from prison. According to the course text‚ although that research has shown that providing inmates with employment and other economic assistance will dramatically reduce the possibility of recidivism‚ majority of the prisons systems are not willing or unable to assist inmates (Austin & Irwin‚ 2012). In my opinion‚ I don’t think this is fair because when the inmates are released from prison‚ then he or she does not have a money or a job. Therefore‚ I think that prison should provide some
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