Penology

What would be the point of incarceration if the individuals behind bars didn’t actually learn to reform their behaviors? This might seem like a logical question, however, it is a problem that America faces with its legal system today. The programs that exist in prisons are mainly focused on physical work and seem to be closer to slavery rather than reform. In modern penitentiaries, prisoners are expected to serve their time while being reformed and readied for acclimation back into society.…

Working in Prison The way television depicts how a prison functions isn’t exactly correct. Most television shows normally show how Correctional Officers mistreat an Inmate or, Offender (politically correct term in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice) which may be true, but is most of the time taken out of context due to the circumstances. My career as a Correctional Officer ended this past January after 4 years of service due to a major incident that could’ve ended fatal. Working in a…

Capital Punishment What would happen if capital punishment were illegal? There are 3,002 death row inmates in the United States as of April 25, 2015 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_death_row_inmates). The United States is highly ranked when it comes to executing prisoners. It is a highly debated issue in America for various reasons, but capital punishment is unnecessary, unproductive and should be terminated. It is more beneficial to keep death row prisoners in prison…

Are certain laws and their punishments in the United States to strict and is it leading to overpopulation in our jails and prison system? This has been a popular subject for many years. Every one is entitled to there own beliefs , But I myself believe that certain laws along with there punishments are to strict. I also believe that this is a big cause for over population in our prison system. Our country has the most crowded prison system in the world. We have more people incarcerated then some…

Capital Punishment Some people also know this far better as being called the death penalty, the execution of the individuals that have done some sort of wrong doing in this world, likely murder. Which also have been found guilty of their erroneous behaviors. These crimes were most likely bad enough that many people believe that the person guilty of their crime should be put to death as a control to these crimes. But there are also some people that believe capital punishment is not a…

Correctional Corruption and Contraband The U.S. Department of Justice reported in September of 2015 six corrections officers from two correctional facilities in Philadelphia have been charged with suppling drugs and cellular phones to inmates for profit (CrimsiderStaff CBS News). Correctional officers have always been exposed to corruption for personal gain for many years. Not all corrections officers succumb to internal facility corruption, but for those who do degrade not only the facility…

There is a great amount of injustices are happening all around us as we speak and we are aware of maybe half of them. For example, In America you have to have been charged with a crime to be in prison. Tariq Ba Odah has been imprisoned since 2002 without charge. Many changes have occurred since his arrest, police injustice towards him, and attempts to close Guantanamo. Tariq Ba Odah may die in Guantanamo if he soon isn’t released. He has been on a hunger strike for eight years now and is in a…

There is no doubt that execution is an extreme punishment for a crime. Today, it’s one of the most debated issues in the Criminal Justice System or the Capital Punishment (the death penalty). Capital punishment its use today and back in ancient times to punish certain crimes. Also the bible prescribes that death for murdered other crimes like kidnapping and witchcraft. The alternative to execution is to have a life in prison with no parole. Still most of the nation has the death penalty this law…

Eliminate Life in Prison for Juveniles To cause trouble and brake laws, or rules, is imprinted into human genes and those characteristics begin it illustrate themselves at the earliest stages in a humans life. At a very young age humans are rewarded for something that is perceived as ‘good’ and punished for braking rules. In the 1980’s a group a criminologists made a prediction that a violent and ruthless generation of juveniles was approaching. This influenced politicians to toughen up…

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness are the three well-known powerful words in the Declaration that are given to all human beings (Jefferson). Yet, they are taken away the moment you step foot inside a prison. Locking away inmates for life, for nonviolent crimes should not be upright. Withdrawing pointless money from tax payers is absurd. The Declaration of Independence states that the government should protect unalienable rights. How is life protected in prison when they literally take…