Prison

Contraband cell phones in prisons make guards and warden's jobs much more challenging. Inmates can intimidate witnesses, arrange for crimes to be committed in the prison or continue their illegal activities from the comfort of their cell. While guards search for and confiscate illegal cell phones, it would be so much easier if prisoners didn't bother having phones smuggled in, which would happen if the cell phones did not work inside jails and prisons. Fortunately, Securus Technologies just…

With the U.S. having the highest incarceration rates in the world, Americans are slowly inching towards realizing the effects of this and beginning to think about prison reform. Before any solid, concrete change is to occur, we need to be able to look at the different aspects of the criminal justice system which affects every single person in this country. We must be able to look at what leads up to someone being incarcerated (early life, family ties, social position), the legal proceedings and…

in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California. This prison is a SUPERMAX PRISON. Supermax prisons are high end secure place to keep all the worst criminals off the streets. Alcatraz is sometimes referred to as “The Rock..” “The Rock” is to be measured some 22 acres and it is 121 feet above sea level. It was originally developed to be a lighthouse. In 1934 it became to be a super max prison, Its capacity is 450 people. The guard to prisoner ratio was 1:3. In March 21…

An estimated 250,000 youth are tried, sentenced, or incarcerated as adults every year across the United States. These minors are being stuck into over crowded prisons with grown men every year and destined to live, eat, and sleep with men or women. So the question remains “Should juveniles be tried as adults and sentenced to life in prison?”. In my opinion juveniles should not be sentenced in adult courts depending on the type of crime they have committed and if they have the chance to…

the goal of effective hospice or palliative care is to provide physical, psychological, social and spiritual care to the inmates with life-restraining conditions as referenced by Stone, et al (2012). In addition, Stone, et al (2012) states that the prison hospice if funded through existing stipend provided by the United States Healthcare. In turn the hospice volunteers would help with…

opinions on prison gardens before- that it's good to have them, but I never learned why. I truly thought it was just a good hobby for prisoners to pass time and gain nothing more than some gardening skills to grow vegetables in their own home after prison. However, in Eliza Barclay's article, "Prison Garden Help Inmates Grow Their Own Food - And Skills," Barclay provides facts that open my eyes to how incredibly beneficial prison gardens are for the inmates. One thing I learned is that…

their demands to a better quality of life within the prison system. Parenti discloses that despite the money dispersed into the prison system; prisons remained overcrowded, fugitive and elusive. ‘From reform to revenge’ shows the contrast of American government within the bracket of morality in relation to the prison system and the ideology of what is supposed to be a professional and legitimate penology system. This reading speaks of the prison system and how the conditions have caused it to…

Woman Prisons There is a TV show called, 'Orange Is the New Black', it’s an obscure comedy about life in a women's prison. But in reality, life for women in prison isn’t anything amusing or enjoyable There are around 4,500 prisons in the United States, but only about 170 of those are women's prisons. Prisons are correctional facilities used for long-term confinement and usually run by the state. People are sent to serve time in prison after they've been convicted of a crime and given a sentence…

Restorative prisons can help many people beyond the perpetrator despite that fact the perpetrator is the only one being treated in these restorative prisons. According to Bazemore (1998), victims are fine with the offender being treated with restorative justice ways. This supports that the victims will not feel like the offender is getting off too easy in restorative prisons. These prisons also help the community because once the perpetrator is out of the restorative prisons they are part of the…

Guidelines, and I take that on the topic of prison overcrowding. However, I don’t think the sentencing guidelines are strict enough. I work in a unit that targets violent felons and repeat offenders. The amount of people I see who get released and then violate their probation is enormous. The problem is not that the prisons are overcrowded, its that the prisons are not big enough. Drugs in America is a huge problem and it contributes to the overcrowding in prisons. Why are we handing out life…