Prison Bureaucracy

Essay Number One: An expert on page one hundred and twelve from Hassine explained the bureaucracy of prisons. Hassine explains: “You see, all existing prison systems are nothing more than an extension of an entrenched originating prison bureaucracy. Therefore, the potential for change in any prison system is limited by the inherent nature of its founding bureaucracy. And, despite popular belief, contemporary prisons are not new institutions rising atop the ashes of discarded older ones. Actually, they are merely the new growth of maturing but still operating originating bureaucracy.” Hassine explains that all prisons are the same. It doesn 't matter if the prison is a newer one or an older one, all prisons operate and manufacture the same …show more content…
It was made very clear that the inmates are not supposed to bring food back from the dining room, under some mischievous circumstances, some inmates were able to do so anyway. Naturally, the guards did not want this happening, but the inmates decided that they were going to do it anyway. Like all good football fans, the inmates decided to get drunk and rowdy while watching the big game. When the inmates saw one inmate fighting with a guard, everyone drunkenly decided to go in on the guard as well. AS more guards started pouring into the C block, Hassine stated that "the inmates abused and humiliated the guards-- but they did not seriously injure any of them." This is highly important because it stated that the inmates were going to challenge the guard’s decision, but the inmates were smart enough to respect the guard’s position and could understand the repercussions of seriously injuring a correctional staff …show more content…
During the parole board hearing of OJ Simpson really evoked an emotion out of me. OJ Simpson 's demeanor during the hearing would catch anyone 's attention. This was due to the relatively calm mannerisms that OJ had presented himself with. He appeared to be humble, to be sensitive, and apologetic for the acts he had committed to getting himself incarcerated. The media showed a glimpse of a contraction to their norms and it really stuck out.
In Life without Parole, Hassine gave humanity to the title by showing that an inmate is simply another person. Like OJ, Hassine challenged the stereotypical norms by being a well-educated, highly intelligent former attorney. He introduced the audience to the characters like Cherokee, who had been held in high regards with both the staff and inmates. Hassine then showed how he and the others he encountered were involved in a high-school like hierarchy with the different types of gangs, clubs, and