Violation Of Prisoner Rights

Prisoner rights are a controversial topic because it is unclear what rights prisoners deserve and do not deserve. The strongest counter argument is the inmates broke the law, which is suggesting breaking the law determines what rights a criminal will have and criminals will not have. However, in my view, prisoners are people, even though they made wrong choices. Therefore, I maintain prisoners do deserve to have better rights. However, inmates broke the law. In the article, “On the Rights of Prisoners,” by Katherine Aguilar, informs those for non-prisoner rights how certain punishments are needed because the inmates need to learn their lesson. In Aguilar’s understanding, prisoners need to have their rights stripped from them, but certain punishments such as solitary confinement should not be allowed. Katherine Aguilar states, “Prisoners placed within a prison deserve to be there, for whatever crime they have committed…” By committing crimes there has to be some type of punishment to make sure there is no second offense. Having punishment is one of the only effective ways for someone to learn their lesson. Learning a hard but important lesson …show more content…
Susan Easton informs those for human rights in prison how prisons violate those rights in her article,”Prison’s Rights.” She states, that inmates deserve to have basic human rights. Easton’s view is prisons violate basic human right such as: write, speak, read, practice their religion, and communicate with those who are outside the cold prison walls. Susan Easton mentions, “Far too many prisoners are held in conditions that threaten their health, safety, and human dignity on a daily basis.” Poor safety, health, and human rights violate basic human rights, which everyone is entitled to. Even if someone has broken the law, they deserve to have some rights. By having these rights current and future inmates will have a more positive outlook when and after being