From February 1864 until the end of the Civil War in April 1865, Andersonville Prison was a Confederate military prison where captured Union soldiers were being held. Andersonville Prison, the most famous military prison during the Civil War, left a mark on the South and should not be forgotten. Andersonville as a field with a log stockade bordering it and a stream intersected it, which served the prisoners both a sanitation system and water supply (Thomason). The stream soon became polluted with human waste over the months and it was the prisoner's main source of drinking water. The prisoners experienced many diseases and illnesses like respiratory diseases, diarrhea, and scurvy.…
On Friday, January 12, 2018 at approximately 1505 hours I was assisting in Department 11 of the Fresno County Superior Courthouse located 1100 Van Ness Blvd, Fresno, CA 93721. Inmate Dalerio (JID#7051330) started to talk back to Judge H. Chittick. Inmate Dalerio said to judge H. Chittick, “You are shady” and “you do not have any power.” There were another eight other inmates in the jury box and the gallery was full of spectators. The judge let inmate Dalerio say her statements and at this point she was walking out the jury box.…
I asked Garcia if she heard someone talking, which she stated no that she thought it was is her neighbor. Garcia filled and signed out a Voluntary Statement. I was then advised by Lt. Gonzalez of some evidence that was located outside of the window (north). I then made my way to Lt. Gonzalez to find a green leafy substance approximately a foot away from the window (see photos). I took photos and search the area for any more evidence, which I did not find anymore.…
1. I was late for class last week but this week I promise to be on time. 2. It rained last night in Boca and my roof began to leak. 3.…
Per Reporter: The children's mother (Robin) was arrested on 1-6-18 for trying to break in her mother's (Ruby) home. Robin is in Lee County Jail. Robin was choking Ruby. Robin has never acted like this before.…
During the Civil War, Johnson’s Island was used by the Union as a prison for Confederate soldiers. Johnson’s Island Prison was built in 1862 in the Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie. The island was used as a prison because it was hard to escape and was built near transportation systems which made it easy to get supplies/people to and from the prison. Conditions at Johnson’s Island was not as harsh as other prisons of the Civil War. Some believe this is because the island housed mainly officers as prisoners.…
Ariel Castro did not stop there and in April of 2003, he spotted Amanda Berry, age 16. She was walking home from work when she encountered a vehicle in a driveway. She saw a man and his daughter in the van and thought she recognized the girl. A little while later, she noticed that the van had started to follow her down the street. That is when the man inside asked her if she needed a ride home.…
A review of the Search handheld footage depicted the same events observed on the Genetec surveillance footage when the Institutional search entered 19A and begins to search the housing area. The search officers are searching one tier at a time. The search commence on the left side of the housing area. Once it was completed Captain Conyers is observed and heard giving orders to the search officers to face the cells and begin to search the right side of the tier, were Smith and Bell are house. Officer Baskerville is observed searching cell#50 assigned to Bell with two unidentified officers.…
Santiago is killed in the middle of the night by being tied up and his mouth taped with a rag shoved in his mouth to keep him quiet. This is called a “code red” that is issued by Col. Nathan R. Jessup the marine in charge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He issued Pfc. Louden Downey and Lance Cpl. Harold W Dawson to teach Santiago a lesson.…
The book About Prison by Michael G. Santos recounts his personal experience in the criminal justice system of the United States of America. First he explains the background of his situation. He was a normal kid growing up in a good family but he explains how he felt like he could not make a life for himself after high school by working for his father as a contractor (Santos, 2004, p.2). Seeking something more in life, Santos saw an opportunity to start selling cocaine with his high school friend Alex. Santos betrayed his father by taking out a huge amount of money in order to purchase cocaine and lied to his father about the reason for taking out the money.…
The last five chapters of the book “The American Prison: Imagining a Different Future” written by Francis Cullen, Mary Stohr and Cheryl Johnson discuss some of the various prison systems that can be found in America, and the issues that surround them. The main focus of discussion for each chapter is the history of the prison, its effectiveness in running, its social context in modern day America, and the authors of the chapter’s personal thoughts on the importance of that specific prison type. The four types of prisons covered in chapters 9-12 are the private prison, the green prison, the small prison, and the accountable prison; chapter thirteen of the book talks about the lessons that should be learned from the book regarding the harm and…
Castro greatly improved the healthcare system for the entire country as it became a leading priority during the 1959 revolution. During the previous government health care was not viewed as a major concern, this was reflected by health care budget and by the number of facilities available to the lower class and black population in Cuba. With daily struggles preventing a large number of the population from getting the medical attention they deserved, all this changed as Castro ensured that health care became more accessible. Breaking down these barriers, Castro increased the health Care budget by significant figures, using a large about the country finances in the process. The new budget allowed him to expand the number of health facilities…
The Locale of a Grieving Mind “Men are all condemned to die with various reprieves” (16). In most novels, the setting serves as an environment that influences the plot of the novel. However, in Victor Hugo’s, The Last Day of a Condemned Man, the setting of the novel is a means of symbolically representing an abstract idea. Hugo utilizes the setting of the novel as an extended metaphor to represent the man’s condemned mind through the stages of grief.…
Joint Task Force Guantanamo Troopers and residents of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, held its very own Morale, Welfare & Recreation Lucky Dog 1k/5k, March 19, starting at the Tiki Bar. It was filled with runners of all ages, volunteers and furry friends with happy wagging tails. The Lucky Dog 1k/5k was hosted by those who work on the island and volunteers assisting the event. Volunteers are essential to the success of events like this.…
Both of the text Obama again pledged to close Guantanamo Prison and Denied, Detained, Deported deal with a lot of similar and different problems. The first way they are different is that Guantanamo held less as it states in the text, “Held about 680” but in Detained it states, “120,000 japanese americans were imprisoned”. These are different because the amounts that were held were completely different. In Denied they were packed like sardines and at Guantanamo they had space. Another difference is the quality of housing in Guantanamo it statethey were housed in decent living conditions, but as it states in Detained “some peoples “most detainees are in air-conditioned buildings” were literally housed in animal stalls” they were them live like…