Prison escape

Prisons are places that are meant to confine people who are perceived as threats to other people in the community. Imprisonment is used to punish the law breakers and to deter them from committing further crimes. Prisons are also seen as rehabilitation centers whereby the prisoners are equipped with various work skills which will help them avoid criminal activities. The imprisonment makes them realize that they committed an offense thus they will avoid repeating it upon the release from the…

years old prisoner, Tom Robinson, declared dead after being fatally shot during an attempt to escape prison. . The guards stated that they ordered Robinson to stop and fired several warning shots before finally shooting him seventeen times just as he was about to cross the fence. It was stated that Tom charged towards the prison fence during his exercise period and if it wasn’t for his crippled arm, his escape would have been successful. The guards ordered him to stop but as he was about to…

during their prison sentences. Inmates use this time much differently. They adapt, cope, and meet their needs much differently as well. They are so accustomed to their lifestyles out of prison so they must do these things to stay sane. Inmates must quickly decide how they are going to spend their time in prison. This depends on what their goals are and who they interact with in prison. Also the acclimation process is important because other inmates and officers can make your time in prison a…

his dialogue, Crito, Socrates is in prison on a death-sentence. While in prison, Crito, a friend of Socrates tries to convince him to escape prison and to escape the punishments. While Socrates listens to Crito’s side of the issue, he comes up with a moral argument for why it would be best to stay and accept the punishment of his sentence. In this paper, I will be proving that this argument is sound. Socrates’ main argument goes as follows. If Socrates escapes from jail and flees Athens, he…

In Clinton Correctional Facility (a maximum security prison) in New York, two inmates escaped. On June 6th of 2015, inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat were reported to have escaped the prison. After twenty three days Sweat was captured and in the custody of FBI, his other fellow inmate Matt was shot and killed by authorities. The investigation of the escapees showed underlying problems and corrections in the facilities itself. Corruption such as; heroin dealing from inmates to inmates,…

In 1920, prohibition was declared by the government and it was chaos. Crime was a tornado that didn’t die. Criminals didn't have a care in the world. The government had little control over the madness and criminals still did their dirty work in jail. This led to an idea. An insane, harsh idea that would end the toughest criminals and remind them justice still was in power. This idea was an island called Alcatraz. The essay you are about to see will explain the history of what Alcatraz served…

When discussing the prison system, you usually talk about men’s prisons, how people of color are subjected to being incarcerated more often than white people, and the school to prison pipeline. I’m not trying to say that these topics aren’t valid (which they are), but more so about the fact that we don’t usually acknowledge what incarcerated pregnant women are and aren’t entitled to and the problems they face. Though being in prison isn’t the best thing, no matter who you are, we can agree…

innocent men and women, or the mentally ill, may be put to death” (source 1). Yes the possibility of innocent people may be put to death, but when in reality most people put in jail or prison or on death row…

finally get closure in knowing the person(s) who killed their loved one will be punished for their crime in killing. Giving these criminals prison sentences over the death penalty lets…

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…