Extrajudicial punishment

discusses the unfortunate reality that the mentally ill are forced to face within the criminal justice system by detailing the life and tragic suicide of a young mentally ill woman named Jessica Roger. The article centers on the debate about the punishments given to mentally deficient inmates and reveals the main underlying problem the system faces in that “when people with mental illness end up in prison, the need to treat them collides with the need to keep prison order, and everything about…

The Effect of Long-Term Solitary Confinement Communication and social interaction is the foundation of all human relationship. In 2009 author and surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande’s “HellHole”, an article in New Yorker magazine on what's happening in prisons across America. In the article, Gawande describes that humans are social animals, explaining that “once humans are stripped of consistent social interaction, they began to lose their minds.” Through his personal creditability, detailed emotional…

Each year children are sentenced life in prison without parole. That is 2570 children sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole according to the American Civil Liberty Union. Children are abused immensely in prison. Some sexually assaulted from the prison guards and the inmates and some just beaten. Children that are sentenced are taken advantage of and can’t do anything about due to their small size and of the word “snitch”. In the book Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Bryan…

Many people confuse jails and prisons. Some people may think they are interchangeable. However, while both facilities house individuals that broke the law, each facility houses different types of offenders. One thing that remains the same within both sites is there are violent crimes that take place within the confined walls. The ultimate goal for convicts in prison is to be released on parole. Many people who are found guilty of a crime hope they get probation instead of jail time. Differences…

state (Harel, 2013). The government cannot name just anyone an officer of the state. There needs to be requirements (Harel, 2013). Because the private entity is not appointed as a state official, he can deem appropriate punishment for offenders. This leads to harsher punishments which are inhumane (Harel, 2013). This violates the offender’s dignity (Harel, 2013). Article 1 - Critique of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Article Strengths This article makes good arguments against the…

William Blackstone that express “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”(Blackstone). In reality, American criminal justice system continues to make wrongful convictions. Innocents are then compelled to serve their punishment in prison. Unless specified by the court, parole eligibility takes place when one third of the time is served in prison. In numerous cases, prisoners are given the choice in between granting parole in exchange of admitting guilt or…

Activity 3.1-Chronicling Convict Transportation in Song Primarily in the late 18th century Britain began to drift from public executions and adopted a new form of punishment most commonly known as transportation and or imprisonment. This method emulated the out of sight out of mind philosophy that sent thousands of convicted criminals for a wide array of crimes to Britain colonies, such as Australia. This change evaluated the criminal justice system methodology of punishing subordinates and…

How I will require members to assert themselves and to help ensure equal group time would be by, calling them out. If we are talking about a topic and I know they are well-informed in that area I would feel confident calling on them and asking them to share their thought on the topic. At the beginning of each class I can call on someone new to start off the conversation for the day. How I will help members overcome feelings of alienation, stigmatization, and isolation is by talking to each and…

The most plausible reason for racial disparities regarding sentencing is that minorities “are more likely to be subject to facially neutral laws and policies that prescribe more severe sentences or sentence enhancements” (Walker, Spohn and Delone 2012:286). For example, police patrols in a minority-housing complex on one shift disregard anyone with a joint or two when they search an individual. Occasionally they may write a summons to court therefore the residents get comfortable that they have…

major punishment philosophies of which guide modern corrective programs, agencies and institutions through ideology and policy. Constant debate surrounds these corrective programs, agencies and institutions, to determine what…