The prison system needs to be changed and revamped. The prisoners are being treated as if they are slaves and viewed as a selected group who can not change. Therefore, to change this we have to alter the way we view people who are on trial. If we give reasonable sentences and give help to those who need help. There is a great chance the capacity of the prisoners will decrease and the amount of returners will decrease.
When the constitution was created on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A time where people were incriminated for adultery, _______, and___________. It was not formated in a way that could be used in the 21st century. Meaning that many of the sentencings, and rulings are excessive and do not equal up to the action of the criminal. Over time, we have changed and revised the justice system to fit our needs and what we believe to be a fit punishment. But, have we done the right thing? Have we done enough? These are the questions I ask when an African American man gets sentenced for ______ for possession of marijuana and a Caucasian getting _____ for the same charge. How is that just in today’s society? Or a police …show more content…
This will mean that marijuana and hemp would be categorized as not dangerous as to nicotine and alcohol. We would alter the drug system from the criminal system to it being an overall health problem. If people are addicted to drugs they should be thrown in jail just because it’s illegal. What will that solve because the numbers will tell you that they will end up back in jail. People get on heavy drugs because of problems they have not dealt with. To lower the chance of them getting thrown back in jail, the goal is to give them psychological help, to gain a support system. “If you don't treat the problem it only aggravates it and compounds it with issues of public safety and criminal violence that are associated with the illegal drug
When the constitution was created on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A time where people were incriminated for adultery, _______, and___________. It was not formated in a way that could be used in the 21st century. Meaning that many of the sentencings, and rulings are excessive and do not equal up to the action of the criminal. Over time, we have changed and revised the justice system to fit our needs and what we believe to be a fit punishment. But, have we done the right thing? Have we done enough? These are the questions I ask when an African American man gets sentenced for ______ for possession of marijuana and a Caucasian getting _____ for the same charge. How is that just in today’s society? Or a police …show more content…
This will mean that marijuana and hemp would be categorized as not dangerous as to nicotine and alcohol. We would alter the drug system from the criminal system to it being an overall health problem. If people are addicted to drugs they should be thrown in jail just because it’s illegal. What will that solve because the numbers will tell you that they will end up back in jail. People get on heavy drugs because of problems they have not dealt with. To lower the chance of them getting thrown back in jail, the goal is to give them psychological help, to gain a support system. “If you don't treat the problem it only aggravates it and compounds it with issues of public safety and criminal violence that are associated with the illegal drug