Penal system in the United States

basement at Stanford University to discover the variables found in prisons that can lead to aggression in people, i.e. guards and prisoners. The hypothesis explored was that ‘guards’ and ‘prisoners’ would react in different ways and their behavior and state of being would differ from each…

alternatives to deal with crime, states that the United States correctional system of the past thirty years has been characterized by a population increasing the exponentially in response to changes in policy towards mandatory minimum and determinate sentencing (Sentencing). In other words, individuals convicted of a crime today are more likely to be sentenced to incarceration and spend longer terms in prison, than their counterparts in previous decades (Sentencing). In 2002, state and…

and society? The United States has a much larger percent of its population incarcerated than any other developed country in the world. America is responsible for a quarter…

The systems of government that are believed to be very crucial in ensuring freedom and rights of all citizens, is actually practicing the opposite. According to the black people residing in U.S., they believed that many black and poor oppressed people were being held in United States Prisons and jails. They also argued that the people did not receive fair treatment because of racist and fascist judicial system. According to them, the judicial system was an inhuman penal institution that…

The United States political system is distinct from those that exist in other countries. Alexis De Tocqueville tried to explain why democracy developed in the United States and why it is unique from others around the world; Seymour Martin Lipset attempted to explain how the United States was able to legitimize political power, set up a national identity, and the advantages it had over other countries in doing so; Edward S. Greenberg attempted to explain liberalism in America and how it is…

Children’s rights in Canada have developed and expanded notably throughout our history. The domain of the Canadian youth justice system, have reflected the advancement of children’s rights in some ways, but not all. The early conception of youth were based on beliefs from colonial times, “19th century, reflected a social laissez-faire philosophy where children were viewed largely as possessions or objects of parental authority.” In other words, this policy was about letting things take their…

corrections system, the suicide rate is double that of general population resulting in over 200 deaths per year. It is the leading cause of unnatural deaths in jail at 29 percent. (Frank, 2013) According to Laura Frank and Regina Aguirre, the top symptoms that are linked to suicide in prison are depression, anxiety, paranoia, medical induced problems; impulsivity, religious beliefs, and previous suicide attempts. Many of these symptoms can attribute to the overcrowding of the correctional…

and lodging. In 1825 the state of Kentucky was having financial issues, so Joel Scott paid the state one thousand dollars to open a two hundred and fifty bed facility. Twenty-six years later California had an influx of crime and could not manage so they leased their prisons to two businesses for ten years. Fast forward to the twenty centuries and the state of Oklahoma inmates built McAlester prison, which included an industrial factory and a farm. By 1990’s thirteen states had privatized some…

In his letters and writings, Stroman offer a detailed portrait of his life inside the prison. He mentioned that his days began around 3:00 a.m. with banging and slamming of steel gates and doors. Later, each inmate has a bathroom sized cell. Even in his deepest sleep he could feel vibration in his body. Later, the guard would bark, “Chow Time! Chow Time! Lights on if you are eating.” Further Mark said, there was not much time to snap out of bed and secure the breakfast. If by any chance, the…

Americans are incarcerated in state prisons across the country at more than five times the rate of whites, and at least ten times the rate in five states.” (Nellis, 2016) Although there have been promising reforms put in place to reduce the prison populations, racial and ethnic disparities within the prison system continue to cripple the idea of justice in America. African Americans have been incarcerated in state prisons 5.1 times the rate for whites. In the states of Iowa, Minnesota, New…