Pelican Bay State Prison

The future of corrections is going to be impacted from everything from the national economy to the aging prison population. In this paper we will be covering the economic impact of corrections and how it will decided the course of corrections in the future. We shall also look into the aging population of prisons and the overcrowding based on this phenomenon. A look into the prison population as a whole as well as the community based corrections such as probation. The U.S. corrections system…

regional director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Professor Daniel P. Mears as it relates to housing criminals in supermax prisons. Gregory L. Hershberger supports supermax prisons conversely Daniel P. Mears claims that supermax prisons prevent prison officials from providing programs or treatment. Supermax prisons a house what prison officials refer to as the worst offenders, however, most offenders are sent there based on their behavior while in prison (Hickey,139). Hershberger…

One of the most infamous prisons in history strategically sits in the San Francisco Bay about 1.25 miles offshore from the city. Alcatraz was home to many notorious convicts and now not just San Francisco’s most popular tourist attraction but the most popular in the country. Before “The Rock” was a prison, it has a very eventful past that makes it such an interesting and appealing island. It was avoided and utilized by the Native Americans, and was the most prominent fortress on the west coast…

Introduction As we know the United States has a major prison problem, the United States accounts for only 5% of the world’s population but responsible for over 20% of the world’s prison population (Mass Incarceration in the USA, 2015). Since the 1980’s incarceration rates have tripled since the tough on crime campaign (Wyler, 2014). One out every 100 is a person behind bars, the United States has more prisons than colleges. This should tell us something how are prisons more important than…

With more than two million men and women incarcerated in US federal and state prisons, America’s prison population is the largest in the world. Many correctional facilities have come under scrutiny in recent years for separating prisoners from the others as a form of punishment. This practice is known as solitary confinement, and is used throughout the country. The practice began in the early nineteenth century where people were imprisoned in solitary cells as a form of rehabilitation. The…

overcrowding of prisons across the United States. Prison overcrowding is a very tough situation and is a huge concern throughout the United States. Stemming from the governments “war on drugs”, prisoners keep pilling up in prisons with no where to put them, thus creating a problem for the criminal justice system. More prisoners in a prison causes more problems for that facility. As well as increasing the needed cost to maintain and care for those prisoners. The overcrowding of prisons not only…

Alcatraz was a famous prison, it has an amazing story behind it. With its beautiful gardens to its famous inmates and mysteries, Alcatraz. It inspires people around the world drawing them to the famous prison. Alcatraz has a fascinating history about it’s origin words to how it became a prison. According to The Federal Bureau of Prisons, the word alcatraz comes from the spanish word “Alcatraces” and he word Alcatraz itself means “pelican” or “strange bird”. Alcatraz is the prison for the most…

Solitary confinement plays an important role in keeping prison guards and other inmates safe. If an inmate is placed in solitary confinement they most likely did something wrong or disrespectful to the prison, the prison guards or the other inmates. An inmate can also end up in solitary confinement if they are at risk of being injured by another inmate, keeping them separate and isolated keeps them safe. The practice of solitary confinement helps the inmate understand that their choices have…

Transforming The American Prison System Charles Dickens’ American Notes chronicles his visit to the United States in the mid 1840s. Dickens spends the majority of this nonfiction work exploring the young institutions of the United States of America. During this time period, two separate major prison systems began development. The two prison system plans, named after the cities where they were located— the "Philadelphia" plan in Pennsylvania and the "Auburn" plan in New York, both share a…

nightmares, but later on, we get an inside look on what the conditions are like in the SHU when the main character, Piper, gets sent in there. From what I saw, it was difficult to figure out how much time has passed and it became clear that Piper’s state of mind was going in a downward spiral after some time in the SHU. I know that this is just a fictional TV show, but I can assume that it…