Penology

“How come life in prison does not mean life? Until it does, we are not ready to go away with the death penalty. Stop thinking in terms of "punishment" for a minute and think in terms of safeguarding innocent people from incorrigible murderers” (Jesse Ventura). Is the best way to punish an individual by keeping him or her in jail? The cost of death penalization impacts the US citizens drastically. The laws help determine if the person is qualified for the death penalty. The death penalty should…

Prisons around the U.S. have recently increased security, as it may possibly replace solitary confinement, this is a preposterous idea since there are far more prisoners than there are guards. To start with, increasing security would be ineffective due to the fact that prisoners will effortlessly overthrow security guards. In fact, “Inmates reportedly overpowered an officer and took control of one side of the dorm, holding the officer for nearly an hour and a half.” (wach.com) Furthermore,…

The death penalty is a serious matter all over the world. People all around world have been sent to their death of their crime they committed. People that been sent to court that have good lawyers and won the case did not been sent to death road, but people without a good lawyer have been sent to death row. Also it could be the color of the skin that nowadays people are having trouble with. Capital punishment in America has less to do with whether those convicted of violent crime deserve to die…

In June 1871, an Illinois Department of Corrections maximum security was established. Pontiac Correctional Center is run by Michael Melvin, Warden. The operational capacity is about 2,298, and the population is 1,492. Pontiac Correctional Center is located at 700 West Lincoln St. in Pontiac, Illinois On July 22, 1978, in Illinois a riot broke out. The riot involved over 900 inmates. This riot was one of the deadliest in Illinois history. The riot began in the morning, when several hundreds of…

Jails exist to fill three primary functions. Jails are used to hold inmates that are awaiting trial, cannot make bail or bail was denied. Jails are used to require to make a court appearance for any reason. Lastly, they are serving sentences of 364 days or less. The difference between jail and prisons are, prisons are administered at both state and federal level. Whereas, jails are just at the state level. The largest private corporation in the prison industry is the CAA or Corrections…

The correctional system has been around for quite some time, and inside this system lies a few unique projects that don't require a guilty party to be set in a jail or correctional facility. Probation is the release of an offender from detention, due to a period of good behavior under standard supervision. James was 18 years old when he first started dealing with drug paraphernalia. He's never been arrested until one night he sold to an undercover cop. Considering this wasn't his first time…

America should have torture as a form of punishment. Less crimes would be committed. As for this, with this knowledge being known, crimes such as first degree murder, rape, ect. & instead of shedding the mercy of death to a person who committed such terrible acts, we should rain the misery of life & with this knowledge at hand along with knowledge that this isn’t some threats of barks would bring fear to the sins that make us fear them. It would keep order more stabilized. Then as for this one,…

Steve Earle, a recovering addict, wrote “A Death in Texas”, which he explains how he feels about the death penalty. He describes a pen friend of his named Jonathan that was sentenced to death row. After reading it, I formed my own opinion on capital punishment. Capital punishment should be abolished, reason being, it is not moral, consistent, and it degrades the value of a life. Ending a life, because of a crime is not moral. The convicted criminals don’t learn anything from it. Instead of…

The injustice of what is happening at Rikers Island comes from a neglectful system that has shown no care for the inmates or the staff’ safety. It is unfair to the inmates and staff that are subjected to the hate, violence, and lack of authority. This puts the staff members lives’ in danger, as well as the inmates. It does not matter why an inmate is at Rikers Island; the corrections officers’ jobs are to ensure the security of the detention facility and inmate rehabilitation. It is hurtful to…

Norway has one of the world’s most humane prisons; there is no use of the death penalty; consequently, they have an exceptionally low crime rate. The almost hotel-like conditions in the prisons are something American inmates could only dream about. According to Lindh, Norway’s maximum security prison – Halden prison – gives the inmates a cell with a bedroom, a bathroom, and a window. They have common social rooms where the inmates can meet, socialize with each other and with the guards by…