The Pros And Cons Of Inmates

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Inmates should not be treated like salves of the state for many different reasons. First and foremost there still humans who should be treated in a humane order. Inmates shouldn’t have to lose all of their rights because there in prison. According to the 8th Amendment no one should get '' cruel and unusual punishment inflicted” upon them. Another reason why inmates shouldn’t have to become slaves, is if they send their time in prison being treated poorly and living in inhumane living conditions there not learning form there mistake. If treated like a slave there going to eventually start acting like slaves even when they get out of prisons. They will have a harder time with reentering into society because of that. The Father of Classical Criminology

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