Penology

The Need For Change The prison systems of the United States are not rehabilitating or changing inmates in any way. When inmates leave prison, they are not changed people. Prison systems have been used repeatedly for those who want to abuse their power as officers. This abuse shows that prisons have a high lack of care for the rehabilitation of inmates. The prison system of the United States is far less effective in rehabilitation, then those set in place in other nations. The correctional…

The prison conditions in the United States are appalling to the inmates who are currently serving their time. Prisons have become worse today due to a crumbling infrastructure and currently cannot handle the influx of prisoners coming in. I also disapprove of the current conditions inmates face. Some of these issues is the overcrowding that inmates are dealing with. Budget cuts have also caused Insufficient funds to services like health care, schooling and jobs for rehabilitation to be…

When looking at how prisons operate, there are many things that happen outside in society that are mirrored inside in the prison system. The most prevalent of these similarities is the capitalistic system that has been adopted throughout all prisons and has become the basic operating principles under which prisons function. This system also has an effect on the prisoners that are incarcerated within, and in the overall outcome of the decisions a prisoner makes about committing crimes after being…

In 1993, Jeff Mizanskey was sentenced to life in prison without parole for non-violent drug charges. He was a third time offender and with that Missouri gave him a harsh punishment. He has now served over 20 years in jail and has watched violent criminals convicted of rape, murder, and kidnapping complete their sentences and go free. Mizanskey is currently the only inmate in Missouri to be serving a life sentence for non-violent, cannabis-only crimes. This sentence seems quite over the top, even…

Throwing people in prisons is not the answer that ensures a safe and better community. In the article, “Why Prisons Don’t Work,” Wilbert Rideau, a nineteen year-old African American boy, who was sent to prison because of allegations saying he killed a bank teller during a robbery. Rideau claims that the system is not working in the way many people think it is. Prisons were made to keep society safe and the dangerous perpetrators out of our daily lives. Over the years, it has been corrupted and…

Jim Schechter, the executive director, stated that the overall goal of the organization is to be able to provide an education for inmates no matter what their records are, no matter how long they will be incarcerated, whether it is for a short time or a lifetime. Cornell University Prison project wants to be able to assist the students, so that they can have a set of skills and the ability to be productive and engaged citizens, whether they are in prison or out in the community. To be able to…

We need to begin by looking at the difference between punishment and restraint. “We put away people because we feel they are dangerous to themselves and people around them, there for there should be no need to inflict pain on them because punishments should be to teach not hurt people ” states Gillian (2012). People learn from their mistakes. It is commonly known that when a child is severely punished the chances of them doing the same thing are very high and the same applies to adults,…

In 1965 the murder rate was approximately 6.8 per million of the population, and by 2002 this figure had more than doubled to 16.6 per million of the population, suggesting that capital punishment may have been a good form of punishment. In addition to these figures, it turns out most of the population believe the death penalty should be brought back. From a poll conducted in August 2002, 59% of people said that it should be reintroduced, with just 34% disagreeing. Ipsos MORI, the second…

In the National Geographic film titled Female Offenders, several philosophies used for punishment in the field corrections are portrayed. You also see how female prisons function and the culture within the cells that makes it different from male prisons. Furthermore, through Robert Hansers book on corrections we see the aspects of confinement that are unique in female inmates, particularly regarding issues with female prisoners being mothers. In the film, you see the incapacitation theory used…

In the eighteenth century, the death penalty had become popular all around the world. Almost every country has established a death row for their murderers differently. “We hold this truth to be self-evident that all men were created equal, and they were endowed by their creator certain unalienable rights.” Among these rights, a way to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. From the beginning of the nation, people have been guaranteed the right to life. Whether a person is alive or whether…