How The Prison System Is Corrupt
“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). The U.S. prison system is bad and it is not working. There are more people in prison than there are people in some cities. The U.S. prison system is corrupt, and two of the most important aspects to understand about it are racism and mandatory minimums. One important aspect of the U.S. prison system is racism because some statistics show that there are more people of color than there are whites. Most colored people in prison have done minor crime, and are there for 15 years to life in prison. In “Tookie Williams” (SF Gate), the author states that stanley Tookie Williams had 3 jailhouse witnesses that had evidence that could’ve shown Stanley Tookie Williams …show more content…
prison system are the mandatory minimums. Mandatory minimums are bad. Because mandatory minimums are the lowest sentence someone can get. For example if someone were to get caught with illegal drugs the mandatory minimum would be a 15 to 30 year sentence. In “The School To Prison Pipeline”(ACLU), the author states that most students will go to prison or jail for 5 to 10 years after getting suspended multiple times. I think the minimum is 5 years, so they have no choice whether or not they get a lower sentence. But still 5 years is too much for a kid/teenager. The reason this is important is because you are basically taking a child’s education away. Which will most likely make it so that he goes back to jail/prison. 5 to 10 years can make can make people change drastically especially when they are a kid or a teenager. It’s unfair to do that to someone at such a young age. In conclusion, the mandatory minimum is a bad system to use. Since someone could go to jail/prison for a long time for something really small. I just think it’s unfair how the system can treat
“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is freedom” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). The U.S. prison system is bad and it is not working. There are more people in prison than there are people in some cities. The U.S. prison system is corrupt, and two of the most important aspects to understand about it are racism and mandatory minimums. One important aspect of the U.S. prison system is racism because some statistics show that there are more people of color than there are whites. Most colored people in prison have done minor crime, and are there for 15 years to life in prison. In “Tookie Williams” (SF Gate), the author states that stanley Tookie Williams had 3 jailhouse witnesses that had evidence that could’ve shown Stanley Tookie Williams …show more content…
prison system are the mandatory minimums. Mandatory minimums are bad. Because mandatory minimums are the lowest sentence someone can get. For example if someone were to get caught with illegal drugs the mandatory minimum would be a 15 to 30 year sentence. In “The School To Prison Pipeline”(ACLU), the author states that most students will go to prison or jail for 5 to 10 years after getting suspended multiple times. I think the minimum is 5 years, so they have no choice whether or not they get a lower sentence. But still 5 years is too much for a kid/teenager. The reason this is important is because you are basically taking a child’s education away. Which will most likely make it so that he goes back to jail/prison. 5 to 10 years can make can make people change drastically especially when they are a kid or a teenager. It’s unfair to do that to someone at such a young age. In conclusion, the mandatory minimum is a bad system to use. Since someone could go to jail/prison for a long time for something really small. I just think it’s unfair how the system can treat