Incarceration

world’s population in prison. The change in sentencing law and policy explains a 500% increase in incarceration over the last forty years. The drastic increase resulted in prison overcrowding causing the expansion of the prison system. Within the United States corrections system, there are several trends in which take place. Since the 1980s, the War on Drugs resulted in dramatic growth in incarceration for drug offenses. The numbers went from as high as almost 41,000 people in 1980 to 470,000…

to Using Alternatives to Incarceration for Drug Offenders in America America has a drug problem. Just like when an individual has a problem and it affects the entire family, the country’s problem affects all of society. The possession or distribution of drugs is a criminal act. The criminal justice system, which is in place to serve justice and protect its citizens, is responsible for handling these issues in the form of punishment. The usual punishment is incarceration for a mandatory sentence…

convict-manufactured, interstate goods. However, this was changed and President Nixon and dramatically when Regan was in office. President Regan further developed the agenda of making more money for the rich by using the War on Drugs. This caused incarceration rates to increase as well as the profit of privatized prisons, due to longer prison sentences. Nothing has changed since. No one has been able to change the system so that people aren’t arrested for minor misdemeanors in order to make…

(Johnson). Several questions come to mind such as, why are these numbers so high? Why are our leaders taking minimal steps to fix these statistics? These questions stated above makes one draw conclusions as to why incarceration is supported in America. I believe mass incarceration is a major problem in America which needs to change; I also feel that the individuals holding the power to make these…

to keep convictions and incarceration at a steady rate and that criminalization of certain offenses is needed 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…

In my opinion, there are changes that need to be addressed at both ends of the process for the reentry before and after incarceration. Prior, in being released from prison, there is some program recommendation that is mandated to complete before being released to community supervision. In my experience of working in the prison, I have noticed that the offender is given homework assignment in pro-social skill, anger management, and life without a crutch, but there is no discussion in the class,…

Corrections, the United States currently has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. This is a serious problem and somewhat embarrassing problem in the eyes of the United Nations and the world, because U.S. is supposed to be, “The land of the free and the home of the brave”. How can probation or parole officers address this overwhelming issue? First of all we must start at the beginning. For example: When a detective is trying to solve a crime such as a burglary or even a murder. In…

we stop this cycle? Over the years, there has been steady and significant growth in prison populations. More than 10% of individuals entering prison are homeless prior to incarceration. About 84% of inmates have drug involved and 65% qualified as dictated according to the DSM standards. The majority of incarceration rate have at least one or more mental issues.…

Opioids and Incarceration Incarceration of individuals is rapidly rising and the “war on drugs” has targeted opioid addicted users with no other ways of treatment other than jail time. Opioids are widely used for people with legitimate problems and the easy accessibility is making it possible for people of all ages and race to get a hold of. The crisis of opioid epidemic is only getting bigger along with the jail population. Anything from Xanax to Codeine can be easily attainable for the…

border control, respectively. Government reducing its effort on certain fronts and yet increasing them on others, seems neutral in theory but in reality, contains consequences, which are examined. A not-previously-seen increase in the rate of incarceration within the American prison system stemmed from a reduction in welfare programs, implemented across the board but disproportionally…