As health professionals, it is our accountability to view optimistic for patients’ rights and tackle gaps in prison
As health professionals, it is our accountability to view optimistic for patients’ rights and tackle gaps in prison
In the book Freedom is A Constant Struggle, chapter nine, Angela Davis starts off by talking about how many people complain how Black History Month is in February and many people complain that it's the shortest month of the year, she explains how Frederick Douglas birthday is in that month. She also said that Martin Luther King's birthday is in the middle of January and said Black History Month is really a month and a half. The country continues to celebrate Black History month during Women's History Month, and Davis adds African Americans now have two and a half months. Davis talks about Obama's presidency and how most white men voted against Obama and brought up the fact that, that shows us the persistence of racism. Davis talks about the way Muslims are mistreated and misread.…
Testing on prison in mates spending life in prison. It is both morally and ethically wrong to conduct scientific research on prison in mates spending life in prison. In the following examination I shall underline and point out justifiable evident the will support the stance on this issue, as well as evidents that oppose this issue. Virtue Ethics and Deontology well be used in support of the argument for this issue and consequentialism will be used as the apposed support or this issue.…
Summarize: The author, Sarah Dover, urges the point that all prisoners deserve basic human rights. The idea is achieved through the use of Hamilton jail as an example. Dover claims that these prisoners’ voices are being silenced by the prison guards “are not working”. She claims that people that are treated the worst are the ones that have not yet been proven guilty. It is quite obvious that she is in favor of basic rights for prisoners.…
It is vital that healthcare delivery systems must be fair, ethical, makes sense and must involve a universal standard that everyone should abide by. It should comprise all four chief elements discussed in the article “Improving Access to Healthcare: A Consensus Ethical Framework to Guide Proposals for reform”. I do not believe that one element is more important than the other. It needs to be cohesive and comprehensive. Everyone should have access to healthcare; they must not be discriminated.…
In the PBS film Prison State, filmmakers follow the lives of four individuals throughout incarceration in the Kentucky Criminal Justice system, as well as efforts made to reform the system and the effect on inmates. They also studied the impact of criminalization of Juveniles for minor crimes, and the incarceration of the mentally ill and drug addicted. Among the many staggering statistics revealed on the Kentucky Criminal Justice System in the film, was the amount spent on housing the growing inmate population. According to the film, the state of Kentucky’s spending jumped by 220%, about half a billion dollars, in housing inmates between 1999 and 2010.…
Health care professionals must place aside their personal feelings and provide professional care to incarcerated individuals, as…
In 1990, the federal government enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act statute requiring prison facilities to provide accessible and usable by persons with disabilities. The Standards of the American Correctional Association (ACA) published operational standards designed to enhance correctional practices for the benefit inmates, staff, administrators, and the public. ACA standards provide a guide in operating jails and prisons effectively as self-contained communities in which all necessary goods and services are provided in a safe, secure, and controlled manner. Last but not least is The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights striving to improve the health and human rights of criminal justice populations by effectively address the dimensions of public health and human rights crisis of the prison population into law, policies, and practices. One of their goals is to advance the continuum of health care for prisoners from admission through their release into the…
Theorists who have examined the inequality in prison systems will look at it one of two ways: both the deviant was unable to conform to modern time’s norms, values, and laws, or the society was unable to meet the needs of individuals to keep them from acting out. Unfortunately, no matter what view a theorist may take on the subject it is nearly impossible for every member of a society to completely conform to the ever changing norms, values, and…
He emphasizes on the negative effects of healthcare on prisoners. Also, that the international standards for prisons state to provide enough space for individuals but the system has failed to follow the requirements. Healthcare should be the main focus according to Warmsley. Prison populations need to be reduced by different strategies to improve healthcare provided.…
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…
both penitentiaries and correctional facilities face progressing issues connected with the administration of prisoners with psychological well-being issues and Disabilities. A big issue with regards to the legality of corrections is that most jails are not generally furnished with the assets to manage wrongdoers' with mental issues or meet the needs of those with certain disabilities. The utilization of power is dependably an issue that revisions authorities are worried…
Aging Inmates: An Ethical and Financial Crisis Incarceration of criminals is a concept that receives a lot of attention from lawmakers and citizens alike. However, majority of this attention is based on the unconscious perception that those in jail pose an immediate danger to our society and their imprisonment is keeping the community safe. Little attention is given to the aging prisoner, the one who is chronically ill and remains in prison despite that he/she may no longer possess the physical and/or emotional capacity to pose a threat. What follows below is an in depth look at the ongoing issue of poor health care provided to the aging incarcerated, as well as its physical, financial and ethical constraints. Historical Background…
Incarceration Reform Rehabilitation has been undermined in our society and is an issue that must be discussed to the full extent. It is something that many people have disregarded as an option that may help the crisis of mass incarceration. Sure prisons create more jobs, but to what extent does this really help our society as a whole. The quality of teaching needs to improve immensely in public schools, so there can be a greater chance of success in the future and possibly dissolve the school to prison pipeline. This quality of education can inform students to be well versed when it comes to political issues such as mass incarceration.…
Furthermore, it is common for a person to lose their insurance benefits and services when going into the criminal justice system. Meaning, that if the person is already mentally ill before entering prison there will be a drastic shift in their treatment. Also, if a person does receive treatment during the time period they where behind bars, it is also common to lose access to proper treatment once they are released - which can be dangerous to those who were under prescribed medicine, (Access to Mental Health). To improve such dilemma, there should be more formulations programs or systems to help aid people transition in and out of prison, which should consist of, “receiving appropriate supports while in prison and have a plan that connect them to community-based services and with adequate insurance coverage prior to returning to the community”,…
Despite solitary confinement being widely accepted and practiced among most of the prisons in the United States, there are several Supreme Court case precedents that help prove the use of this punishment is unconstitutional. In the Supreme Court case Trop v. Dulles, 356 U.S. 86 (1958), U.S. Army private Albert Trop escaped from his punishment in a military stockade for a disciplinary violation. Even though he decided to go back he was still court martialed for his actions, and as a result he had his United States citizenship revoked. He brought his case to the Supreme Court, “After failing to get a declaratory judgement that he was a U.S. citizen, from both a district and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals” (TROP v. DULLES. The Oyez Project…