Prison cell

Abstract More than half all inmates who commit suicide in prison are between twenty-five and thirty-four years of age, often being single with no job or family support. I feel that by focusing in on just those demographics alone and hiring jailhouse psychologist could help in the factors of jailhouse suicide. When a jail or prison inmate has been deemed a suicide risk for any reason, it is standard procedure to take steps to keep that inmate safe. This may include placing them in an isolated…

people get as a child where they are “grounded”. They are life threatening punishments that are meant to inflict fear and render the prisoners inhuman. The prisoners know “ten days in [the] cell block […] meant your health was ruined for life” (168) (they can only know that if a fellow prisoner came out of the cell block in that condition or they…

The reason behind the strike is the 45th anniversary of the Attica prison uprising. Which started on the iconic day of September 9th. This movement was started by the End Prison Slavery in Texas movement. They saw how the prisoners were sick and tired of being exploited, degraded, and even dehumanized change had to be done. While in the thirteenth Amendment if the constitution slavery was started to be abolished. The amendment had an exception for the citizens that have been incarcerated…

being tried as an adult and sentenced a life in prison without parole? Not only that, but there are full grown inmates that could be a juveniles cell partner. Kids as young as 12 years old are committing heinous crimes. Not just any crime though; they are committing first degree murder, second degree murder and manslaughter. What would happen to these teens? The US Supreme Court ruled in 2012, that juveniles could not be sentenced to life in prison without parole if they commit a murder.…

regional director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and Professor Daniel P. Mears as it relates to housing criminals in supermax prisons. Gregory L. Hershberger supports supermax prisons conversely Daniel P. Mears claims that supermax prisons prevent prison officials from providing programs or treatment. Supermax prisons a house what prison officials refer to as the worst offenders, however, most offenders are sent there based on their behavior while in prison (Hickey,139). Hershberger…

one problem stands out the best would be prison overcrowding. Numerous people are committing crimes and being incarcerated. Thus, leading to congestion and problems within the prison facility. This paper will discuss the purpose for prison overpopulation and what can be done to prevent and fix the problem. Overcapacity in prisons has been an ongoing mêlée for the longest time. But with every problem must come a solution. However, overcrowding in prison has been a long term battle. Things that…

that would have been in that prison is more than likely an excessive number. The water surrounding…

larger than any other country has to deal with. Mass incarceration of our citizens has, until now, been on the rise, reaching staggering numbers. The “Who Is in Prison” graphic on page 145 in We the People paints a simplified image of the realities of our prison system. America, the home of the brave and land of the free, has the highest prison population in the world. There are about 700 people incarcerated per 100,000 residents nationwide which amounts to over 2 million behind bars. The South…

“Most of those released from prison today have serious social and medical problems. They remain largely uneducated, unskilled, and usually without solid family supports....”( Petersilia 3). When people think of prisons and corrections, they automatically assume people are going to jail and staying there. However, most of those people go to prison where they have to face the harsh reality of not having family come visit them, they may not like the food, abuse from other inmates including officers…

largest prison population in the world. Yes, higher than dictatorships and military states. Prison privatization is a major issue for many important reasons. However, it is an issue that is completely overlooked and unknown in the rhetoric of our nation. Private prison corporations can influence our government and lawmakers into making and enforcing stricter laws on us, the citizens, and make life difficult for those in the prison system, their families and those who work there. Privatized…