Prison Break

The School to Prison Pipeline is a systemic process usually put into racial and class contexts due to how it disproportionately affects poor students of color. Poor students of color are systematically marginalized and dehumanized, often finding themselves pushed towards deviancy and a criminal lifestyle within the school system. However, the policies and practices that lead to such a pipeline are not exclusive to just poor students of color, but marginalized groups in general. Shannon D. Snapp…

spent three months in confinement (Findings on MLK, 2015). James returned to Illinois and again committed another robbery, and spent a couple years in prison (Findings on MLK, 2015). James Ray then committed a federal robbery and was incarcerated in a federal prison for almost four years (Findings on MLK, 2015). Once released from federal prison, James Ray committed two more robberies and now received a…

Costanzo reports his liberal views about the death penalty to the general public. Not only does the author address the costs and consequences, but also his opinion as to why the death penalty is not the best way to seek justice throughout the book. The author, however, provides useful information with regards to the length from the moment defendants are sentenced to the minute they are executed. The book, in general, is intended for those who are curious about those who are against the death…

“If you break the law, you’ll go to jail.” This is something I’ve always been taught and because of it I’ve done my best to follow the rules and stay out of trouble. However, it wasn’t until I got older that I learned that there was more to this saying. I learned that the saying was more of warning to people like me because for a lot of people once you are in the system, you will never be able to get out. This could be due to a lack of support for most people but for others it can be due to a…

What happened? No one will hire me and even if they did, I was going to be paid 20% less than half of the other workers. If I worked there long enough to get health insurance, it wouldn’t pay for some of my basic needs. The government says I owe them money and can take up to 100% of my wages, but I don’t have any wages. I can’t get food stamps or public housing. My family can’t take me in because their proprietors won’t allow it. I wish I could help change things, but I can’t vote, serve…

having the highest incarceration rate in the world. A shift in prison policies over the past few decades has received most of the blame. In response to high crime rates, politicians did not want to seem "soft on crime" and enacted policies such as lengthy sentences, mandatory minimums, and "three-strikes" laws. Along with this shift in policy came a shift in the nature of the prison itself as incarceration rates skyrocketed: are prisons for punishment, or are they for rehabilitation? Which…

for the increase in incarceration rate I would have to blame the prosecutors. Prosecutors are supposed to protect all they inevitably lead to punishment. And for some reason the only to punish for most complex social problems in prisons. They believe that if someone breaks the law, they should be prosecuted viewing everyone is guilty if not for this crime probably something else (Abbe, 2001) In order to reduce the…

there; I could not witness the real case but I was enlightened about what transpired prior to the client arrest. The person in question got charged for break and entry with some other chargers. I was told how the judge want the client to do 24 months in prison, but the lawyer pleaded for 18 months. Eventually, the judge sentenced him to 18 months in prison. That was what I was told, since I did not witness the original case. That been said, I learned that, when individual committed a crime at…

inter-group processes can help us anticipate and manage violence in prisons Violence within prisons is a serious problem we are facing now in this day and age. The number of riots in a prison have drastically increased since the 19** to *** and has severe consequences as it can lead to harm coming to many prisoners and guards also. It is through understanding inter-group processes that we can then understand why this level of violence within prisons takes place and find ways to anticipate riots…

intrinsic value to succeed that of life imprisonment, and does not deter, or prevent horrendous crimes. The death penalty fails philosophically in the sense that it breaks the paramount human right; the right to…