According to Jacoby, “The Boston Globe reported in 1994 that more than 200,000 prison inmates are raped each year usually to the indifference of the guards.” (Jacoby, 1997, Para. 12). In another article, Bring back the lash: why flogging is more humane than prison, author Peter Moskos gives a detailed description of why this happens. For example, “Today violent offenders are mixed with immigrants who may have committed no crime other than crossing our border….” (Moskos, 2011, Para. 18).…
The Eastern State Penitentiary is a prison located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that has long been seen as haunted. The Eastern State Penitentiary is well known for its long and brutal history. The paranormal activity is also a very big factor why this prison is so well known. Also the attractions and publicity that they have gotten from various television shows and the attractions that they provide at the prison.…
The more people who openly willing to discuss this issue, the awareness is going to be created. However, sexual abuse can happen to anybody.…
Introduction The correction system in America is in many ways, deeply flawed. The ideology of prison is that it is created with the general purpose of making people better, morally and ethically, it was supposed to be the adult version of time out, take away someone’s freedom as a person for a while and hope that the same person would learn a lesson and change for the better. But in real life, people who get arrested for minor or not so major crimes gets locked up with the murderers and rapists. The convicted may not be such a bad person; he or she could have had a bad day and did some thoughtless regrettable things. But no matter who they were before they entered the correction system, they come out a totally different person, and in most…
In Jessica Pishko’s essay, “Serving Life for Surviving Abuse,” she writes about the unfortunate event that happened to Kelly Savage. Pishko focuses on why Kelly got the outcome that she did and what it means for other women. Even though this essay is written in just five short pages, it really serves as an example to show what happens to those who were victims of abuse and how the court systems handle it. Pishko thoroughly explains Kelly’s story, includes eye opening facts about women in prison, and has changed many people’s perspectives towards domestic violence. Hopefully, those who were psychically, emotionally, and sexually abused in the past will be able to seek help whether they ended up in prison or not.…
Mentally Ill Prisoners South Carolina mental health state hospital had to close their doors due to limited funding in the state budget to keep the facility open. As a result, some of the patients were transitioned into a short term area mental health hospital and they were later released into the communities. Some of the patients did poorly when transitioned into the communities and were later found to be trouble with the judicial system. They would go out and commit crimes such as trespassing, public intoxication, or robbing the thrift store.…
The trend of neoliberalist policies in the United States, reducing government regulation while allowing private market interventions to replace these once powers of the government, has shown its effects unevenly to different groups in varying realms of life. Both Wacquant and Molina discuss policy implications with regard to the American prison system and to border control, respectively. Government reducing its effort on certain fronts and yet increasing them on others, seems neutral in theory but in reality, contains consequences, which are examined. A not-previously-seen increase in the rate of incarceration within the American prison system stemmed from a reduction in welfare programs, implemented across the board but disproportionally…
In America, thousands of teens are sentenced to life in prison before they are legally adults. At this age the human brain is incapable of coping with the violence and other complex events that may occur in prison. During a juvenile’s time in prison, it is likely that they will begin to mingle with negative figures and begin to look up to them. The downside of this process is the entity not having a chance to change and become a better person. Teenagers are still developing their minds, but unlike normal teens, they are maturing in prison.…
“Mental Health of Children with Incarcerated Parents” The United States has one of the biggest incarceration rates in the world. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics 2,22,300 adults were incarcerated in 2013, which is nearly 1 in 110 U.S resident population. In Illinois there were 47,483 inmates since 2015. (BJS) With incarceration you are bound to break up families.…
Mental illness has been increasing in prions and jails in the past decade, as shown by, "more than half of all prison and jail inmates have a mental health problem compared with 11 percent of the general population".(Anasseril) The problem is they are not receiving the help necessary to achieve a normalized life. " Yet only one in three prison inmates and one in six jail inmates receive any form of mental health treatment." (Anasseril) . This illustrates that point that an abundance of the mentally ill are being accused and condemned as prisoners, without even being giving the chance with help.…
Prison violence has become a troubling thing for a long time even though prison are meant to be centers for rehabilitation. The many types of prison violence include manslaughter, murder, rape, assault among others. Prison violence can be between inmates or directed towards prison guards. Some of the ways to reduce the violence are discussed below. One way is to incorporate violence risk assessments methods that involve checking prior domestic abuse, mental health evaluation, and personal victimization screening of all prisoners upon intake.…
Exactly half of the prisoners in the U.S. have mental health issues, states a 2006 Justice Department Study. Through my research I have found that jails and prisons are without a doubt considered to be new mental health facilities for those with mental illnesses. There is a high percentage of people who suffer from mental illnesses in prisons and jails, which has caused a ripple effect in taxation. The problem that arises from incarcerating people with mental illness for petty crimes, is that the money could be used more effectively. Due to how mental health illnesses have been treated in the past, appropriate and effective use of screenings and facilities shows to have more success with helping those with mental illnesses.…
Female penitentiary guards and officers who have experienced difficult and abusive relationships often engage in sexual affairs with inmates. Most prisoners are experienced manipulators, seducing female guards into sexual favors and convincing them to break prison rules. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics,”84 percent of the relationships that female staffers had with inmates ‘appeared to be willing.’” Inside by Mike Santos sheds light on the types of relationships that can develop behind prison walls. Ms. Luna an attractive young female teacher, gets involved with gang member Choo Choo an inmate in the penitentiary.…
Differences between Female’s & Male Prisons The statistically there are more male inmates in the United States than females. Due to these facts there are more male prisons than female prison and more services geared toward male inmates. There are key differences between male’s and female’s prisons. In United States there are about 4,500 prisons; out of the 4,500 prisons there are only around 170 female prisons.…
Every day, assaults, riots, rapes and murders are a fact of life in our nation’s prisons. In my opinion, sometimes our correctional system seems to cause more problems than assistance to the society. The system is very expensive, overcrowded, and inefficient in certain aspects. One of the problems The United States Correctional System faces today is prison violence. Violence is not random or mindless but steamed from identifiable conflicts between inmates that had escalated due to the lack of positive coping skills and could be avoided with more counseling accessibility.…