Prison reform

for approximately 1.3 million dollars. The facility had renovation done in 2007. The prison originally housed juvenile delinquents. It’s now a medium security state prison. This prison is the oldest still running correctional institution in the state of Georgia. Just like Georgia’s state prison, South Carolina’s facility only houses men. Gaining accreditation by the American Correctional Association. The two prisons are both the largest and most dangerous correctional facilities in their states.…

ways of punishing and correcting inmates’ behavior has offered a prolific terrain to study prisons’ social and physical environments. In this view, several scholars emphasized the widely used practice of solitary confinement as a social phenomenon that warrants particular attention (Bennion, 2015; Arrigo, & Bullock, 2008; Steinbuch, 2014). Theory and Literature Review The theory of this study is that prison and solitary confinement impacts prisoners’ well-being. Public programs, mental health,…

Guidelines, and I take that on the topic of prison overcrowding. However, I don’t think the sentencing guidelines are strict enough. I work in a unit that targets violent felons and repeat offenders. The amount of people I see who get released and then violate their probation is enormous. The problem is not that the prisons are overcrowded, its that the prisons are not big enough. Drugs in America is a huge problem and it contributes to the overcrowding in prisons. Why are we handing out life…

written by Avihay Dorfman and Alon Harel, and “Contracting for Performance: Restructuring the Private Prison Market”, written by Peter H. Kyle, which examine two opposite opinions on the privatization of prisons. “The Case Against Privatization” argues against the privatization of prisons. Whereas, “Contracting for Performance: Restructuring the Private Prison Market” argues for the reform of prison privatization. Each article presented in this critique has a background, strengths, and…

more humane criminal justice system. Beccarria essay was the first to advocate reform of the criminal justice system and suggested that “criminal justice should conform to rational principles” (Newencylopedia.org) Beccarria is the…

having the highest incarceration rate in the world. A shift in prison policies over the past few decades has received most of the blame. In response to high crime rates, politicians did not want to seem "soft on crime" and enacted policies such as lengthy sentences, mandatory minimums, and "three-strikes" laws. Along with this shift in policy came a shift in the nature of the prison itself as incarceration rates skyrocketed: are prisons for punishment, or are they for rehabilitation? Which…

rate in the world. The prison population rate had increased immediately after 1970 with increase number of 1.3million inmates while the incarceration rate increased with number of 400 per 100,000 (Clear et al., 2013). However, there seems to be little relationship between the crime rate and the incarceration rate. The United States prison overcrowding results from the increment in the rate of arrest and the approach to sentencing as the major means of punishment. Most prisons are relatively…

to by many different terms; isolation, segregation, special management, restricted housing, security housing units, or the hole to name a few. It has also been used for many different purposes in the prison system. It has been used for reformation, behavior modification, punishment, protection, prison management and control (Shalov, 2009). But no matter what you call it or what role you use it for it still remains to be the practice of isolating prisoners in closed cells for 22-24 hours a day. …

Prisons are generally thought of as a form of punishment for committing a crime and is meant to control the population, resulting in social stability. The four main concepts that depict the reasons behind prisons are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation (Gilmore 2007:14). Retribution and deterrence are closely linked. Retribution keeps functions to stop previous convicts from committing the crime again, based on their knowledge of the prison, and deterrence stops people…

Tabitha Jackson SPC 3513 Dr. Lindsay December 2, 2015 Our Prison Population The United States has more citizens incarcerated than any other country in the world (ACLU). According to the American Civil Liberties Union, between 1978 and 2014, the prison population grew over 400% (ACLU). This number means that one in 110 people in the United States are incarcerated in our prisons or local jails (ACLU). An even more staggering number, one in 35 people in the United States is under some type of…