"Nalini Nadkarni: Life Science in Prison"
1. Do you think violent criminals deserve to "feel more serene" as the speaker suggests?
2. How might the prison benefit from prisoners who are calmer?
I do think that violent criminals deserve to “feel more serene” as the speaker suggests because of the fact that feeling more serene can possibly help the violent criminal(s) to feel as if they are truly not in prison, but in the comfort of their own home or any other location that they resided in before they were put into jail. Also, the prison might benefit from prisoners who are calmer because of the fact that the guards, officials, and counselors, including prisoners, will all have a much peaceful, if not better, experience in their prison life if prisoners are just calm and relaxed. …show more content…
Which two sentencing laws have contributed most to California's increasing "lifer" population?
The two sentencing laws that have contributed to most of California’s increasing “lifer” population are determinant sentencing and three strikes sentencing.
5. Why does the prison doctor endeavor not to know the crimes his patients have committed? Do you think this is wise? Why or why …show more content…
Also, he knows that he too is a human and he doesn’t “want to run the risk of being influenced by knowledge of someone’s committed offense.” Yes I do think that this is wise because just like the doctor himself told KPBS Media, if any doctor would attempt to know what his patients have committed in regards to crime, they might have a biased point of view, including judgments, on that person, as well as not providing the best quality of health care to their patients, which could consequently harm the offender’s health as well as their life
1. Do you think violent criminals deserve to "feel more serene" as the speaker suggests?
2. How might the prison benefit from prisoners who are calmer?
I do think that violent criminals deserve to “feel more serene” as the speaker suggests because of the fact that feeling more serene can possibly help the violent criminal(s) to feel as if they are truly not in prison, but in the comfort of their own home or any other location that they resided in before they were put into jail. Also, the prison might benefit from prisoners who are calmer because of the fact that the guards, officials, and counselors, including prisoners, will all have a much peaceful, if not better, experience in their prison life if prisoners are just calm and relaxed. …show more content…
Which two sentencing laws have contributed most to California's increasing "lifer" population?
The two sentencing laws that have contributed to most of California’s increasing “lifer” population are determinant sentencing and three strikes sentencing.
5. Why does the prison doctor endeavor not to know the crimes his patients have committed? Do you think this is wise? Why or why …show more content…
Also, he knows that he too is a human and he doesn’t “want to run the risk of being influenced by knowledge of someone’s committed offense.” Yes I do think that this is wise because just like the doctor himself told KPBS Media, if any doctor would attempt to know what his patients have committed in regards to crime, they might have a biased point of view, including judgments, on that person, as well as not providing the best quality of health care to their patients, which could consequently harm the offender’s health as well as their life