Pelican Bay State Prison

It is hard to think about anything worse than being convicted of a crime and spending a number of years in prison, but what most people do not know is that there actually is, and it is much worse. But what can that be? It is what goes on inside of the American prison. Hypothetically, prisons should be a place where breakers of the law go, spend their sentence, and come out as better people, but that is the complete opposite of the cruel reality. You have people who committed petty crimes come out with enhanced skills ready to commit worse crimes and the ones who committed serious crimes come out just as worse, or even more dangerous than before. What is much worse is that the American people do not see a problem in locking these individuals…

located Havvard on the second floor of his grandmother’s home where he had been hiding the entire time (United States v. Havvard). In this room, they also located a gun. Since he had already been convicted of a crime prior to this day, Havvard owning a weapon was against the law. It was because of this that they were allowed to arrest him once more and bring him…

“I remember the first time I really noticed the scars on the bodies of my fellow prisoners.” (Body Reader 329), Masters recollects as he greets his newly found audience. In order to break down barriers and misconceptions between those inside and outside of prison walls, Masters creates an account in which initial judgment is obliterated. Generally, society deems criminals as a kind of inhumane, soulless form of our species; thereby disregarding their existence as people due to their obvious…

“The Magicians” is a book on an advanced student, Quentin, going into college. He was on his way to get interviewed for Princeton, but when he got there, the interviewer had died. On his way home, he felt drawn to a narrow orchard, which lead to a school. He went in, took a test, and had past. He got accepted into a school of sorcery, Brakebills. For all of Quentin’s life, he loved the book series, Fillory, about magic, and he always thought it was real. After graduating Brakebills, he found a…

On December 24, 2002, Laci Denise Peterson was reported missing. At the time of her disappearance, she was eight months pregnant, planning to name her unborn son, Connor. The death of Laci Peterson is presumed to have been taken place on December 24, 2002. Scott Peterson was convicted for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, 27, and their unborn son, Connor. He was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Laci and Second degree murder for the death of Connor). Scott Peterson…

country, the reflection of wealth is implemented in the design and programs offered in Halden Prison in Norway. The Nordic approach to social philosophy accentuates enforcing and reinforcing moral norms, which prevents individuals from committing a crime. As a result, people in Norwegian countries generally would rather follow the moral norms than commit a criminal offense (Hinkkanen & Lappi-Seppala 2011). In the last 30 years, Norway has become one of the wealthiest countries in the world due…

Natori Moore Title The United States’ prison system is growing rapidly every year. According to the article in the Washington Post “The U.S. has more jails than colleges. Here’s a map of where those prisoners live” author Christopher Ingraham states, “In many parts of America, particularly the South, there are more people living in prisons than on college campuses.” The fact that there are more Americans, men, women, and children, in prisons than in college is a huge problem that America needs…

one of the highest rate of incarceration for criminals. For every 100,000 American citizens, nearly 800 are convicted of a crime at some point in their lives. Americans pride themselves on being the “land of the free” ( Scott Key), when in reality Americans believe that the best way to solve crime is to instill fear upon the criminals. With so many people incarcerated, prison populations have soared to a point where most US prisons are no longer capable of handling the increase. This surge has…

Psychological Issues of Solitary Confinement Along with the ethical issues of solitary confinement, there are psychological issues that inmates develop due to lengthy stay in solitary confinement. “In 1993, Craig Haney, a social psychologist, interviewed a group of inmates in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison, California’s toughest penal institution.” (Weir, 2012) This was done due to the fact that states were beginning to build super-maximum prisons to house more dangerous and…

Our prison systems in the United States seem to be under constant scrutiny and debate in some form or fashion. One specific topic that has been under quite a bit of heat is the discussion of solitary confinement. While many other countries have pulled the plug on this practice, American prison systems seem to be exploding in the opposite direction, increasing the number of inmates we maintain in solitary confinement at an alarming rate. This certainly leads to a rabbit hole of questions, but as…