Prison

Links This article makes me think about how those in charge of the prison system control not only the lives of those who are incarcerated, but also those who must believe that people are being put in prison for good reasons. By giving people solutions to their problems, such as economic hardship, the prison industrial complex convinces people that they are out to help society and do what is right for everyone. The Prison Trap. This article was written by Sullivan and published in the…

The massive prison numbers pose one of the state of Texas biggest problems. I see this problem as one that is not being addressed which causes my question to arise; “With a problem so massive, what is being done to help the ones affected? Where along the line of correction can Texas make a change in favor to reform prisons or the policies that so many citizens are subject to? Is the issue of the Texas department of corrections one that is purposely being left unanswered?” On one end of the scale…

The suppose function of the prison is to Deter, Incapacitate and Reform individuals. The dea of deterrence is that individuals would be reluctant to commit crime due to fear of imprisonment as a form of punishment. Incapacitation has to do with restricting the movement of offenders where they are unable to commit further crimes. Reform is the idea that crime can be reduce by using punishment to change the behaviour and character of offenders for the better. The prison has not been very…

Pregnancy in Prison and The Effect of the Prison Environment Every single day in America there are more than 205,000 women incarcerated in prisons and local jails. A study by Maruschak, L. (2008) shows that out of those 205,000, approximately 1 in 25 women (in state prisons) and 1 in 33 (in federal prison) are pregnant when admitted to prison. The sudden increase of female offenders in prisons and jails has sparked conversation surrounding the medical treatment required and the policies that…

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…

Prison education is one of the most prominent and widely debated topics in recent history. The United States spends around $80 billion a year keeping individuals locked up and has the world’s highest incarceration rate (ACLU, 2017). With the current presidential administration’s promises of tough-on-crime policies, the cost of jailing offenders will only increase. Lawmakers should focus on ways to inhibit mass incarceration rather than adding to it. One preventative measure to reduce the amount…

Prisons being a contained environment is prone to inmate abuse because it is somehow shielded from the public eye. The matter is made worse because of the public’s little or no interest in what goes on behind the prions wall; the public lackadaisical attitude towards what goes on in prison might not be unconnected with the widely held belief that whatever pains and anguish that inmates experience was “brought it on themselves. “(Souryal, 2009. P. 21). Little wonder, they become more dangerous…

strength to strangle his girlfriend to death many years ago, is serving a prison sentence for murder. Perhaps you’re picturing him in a maximum-security prison, wearing an orange jumpsuit, surrounded by electric fences and armed guards with attack dogs. In reality, Vala, who has biceps the size of footballs, is being held in a place where many of us would consider a vacation. In Oslo, Norway lies a minimum-security prison, Bastoy, where felons hold keys to their own locks. Here, Vala and 114…

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…

A traumatizing event damages a person. For instance, rape damages people mentally and physically in various ways. Also, the community is effected by the mental and physical instability of the victim. Furthermore, an enormous problem in jails and prisons is rape which is why the Rape Elimination Act needs to be strictly enforced. The Rape Elimination Act needs to be enforced for the mental and physical health of the inmates to ensure the safety of the inmates and the public. Rape causes…