At Folsom Prison

Beginning construction in 1878, Folsom Prison located in California came to be due to a decision made by California legislature in 1858. The decision to build a new prison was made because of “ serious overcrowding in San Quentin”( “Folsom Prison Museum Brochure” 1). With being one of the first maximum security prisons in the Nation, Folsom has a rich and impeccable history. In the beginning it had 1,700 cells, the walls were approximately 8’ by 4’ in size. The doors on the cells were solid iron with openings 6” by 2” for viewing. Only an oil lamp for light the inmates also did not have heating or plumbing in their cells causing the spread of many diseases. Like many prisons Folsom had many escape attempts. In 1880 the first escape caused…

greatly affected his career. On the flip side of this, he married June Carter, his long-time role model in spring of 1968, and she helped reform him. Although, by this time, “...the drugs had virtually destroyed his health…” (The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives) Cash suffered from health problems and often found himself in and out of hospitals. Despite all of this, Cash and Carter had one son together. Fortunately, Cash had his life back on track and continued making music. Johnny Cash…

freedom he once took for granted. He attempts to picture the beautiful sunshine, which is denied to him by the concrete blocks and steel bars that confines him within the prison. Another day comes, and another day goes but he still remains in the prison and time begins to move slower with each passing day. Next it goes, “When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son, Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns. But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die When I hear that whistle blowing, I…

Is the American economics and the prison system a positive or negative impact on the system? The United States currently has 2 million people incarcerated more than any country in the world. This is a big issue because most countries don 't hold more than 2 million incarcerated inmates behind bars. According to Fitzgerald J (2015) “(bop) Bureau Of Prisons housed 214,149 inmates roughly 298 percent over its rated capacity”. The bureau went over its rated capacity when imprisoning new inmates to…

having low self-control. Criminal justice policy makers can use this theories perspective on criminality in order to implement rehabilitation programs in prison that tackle the issues of self-interest and self-control. Self-control theory provides an interesting perspective in rehabilitation policies when addressing self-control of prison inmates. For example a way to address self-control amongst prison inmates, a Transcendental Meditation program that has been used in prisons and has been seen…

our prisons. Overcrowding is when the amount of prisoners in a prison exceed the amount of space that the prison has. This is a growing concern because it can cause many problems. It can cause misconduct among the inmates, psychological stress, poor prison conditions, and post release recidivism. The problem continues to grow and it seems nothing is being done about the issue and many people don’t even know we have this problem. However, there a few solutions to the problem in order to reform…

United States federal and state prison systems, and have developed into organized crime syndicates who control rackets inside and outside of prisons. These gangs pose a major threat to the prison system and have become a difficult task to control or disassemble. Gangs across the United States represent different things but each are just as dangerous as the next. In most prisons it is easy to recognize which gang an inmate is associated with by the symbols they wear or have tattooed on them…

Communications 111 Kendra Hietpas Informative Speech General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To tell my audience how Dorothea Lynde Dix’s prison reform impacted the world. Central Idea: Dorothea viewed this issue as a major problem with our society and took matters into her own hands to change it. INTRODUCTION Attention Getting Material I want everybody to close their eyes. Dark, cold, chains, starvation. Open your eyes. What you just imagined were the daily issues that mentally ill…

executing a convicted murderer, the state incurs a variety of costs, whether it is for life in prison or death. Costs associated with capital punishment begin with the costs of the police investigation of the crime and end with the costs of burial (Kasten, 1996). Because capital punishment incorporates in the death penalty, a much lengthier court session results. One California study found that capital trials tend to be three and a half times longer than non-capital murder trials. The…

to curve crime today. In California, the possession of an illegal substance can lead you to a lengthy prison sentence. From the arrest, to the trial, to the sentencing, your tax paying dollars are at work going towards what some call the never-ending cycle of the criminal justice system. Proposition 47, an attempt to reduce…