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    Crowding In Prison

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    The mordern prison system was born in London during 19 the century and it influenced by utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham. Bentham introduced a principle that prisoners should incarcerated as a part of their punishment and not for holding them until trial or hanging. His thinking influence the establishment of the first prisons used as criminal rehabilitation centers. Therefore at the time when implementations of capital punishment on variety of petty crimes were declined the notion of…

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    Tuberculosis In Prisons

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    underfunding, overcrowding in prisons, and unjust policies have led to the spread of infectious diseases (HIV, TB) across US prisons mostly impacting African Americans and Latinos. During the years of 1985-1992 the same time the United States was engaged in its war on drugs there were major outbreaks of Tuberculosis across the nation and many stemming from New York prisons for example. Before major discoveries in the field of medicine it was estimated that 80 percent of deaths in prison were…

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    Prison Incarceration

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    The prison system in the United States is broken yet the underlying purpose of prison has remained the same: as it is centered retribution, criminal incapacitation, deterrence, and hopefully rehabilitation. As a nation, we have focused on retribution criminal incapacitation therefore the notion of deterrence and rehabilitation has suffered . We take criminals out of society during their formative years, then release them back into society year or decades later – with the clothes on their…

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    Racism In Prisons

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    catalyzed Racism Leading to Overcrowding of Prisons On June 1971, President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs.” The Drug War catalyzed racism which resulted in overcrowding of prisons. “The Drug War dramatically increased the size and presence of federal drug control agencies, and pushed through measures such as mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants” (A Brief History of the Drug War). Ever since the rise of the drug war there has been an explosion of the prison population and lack of equity…

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    Incarceration In Prison

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    INTRODUCTION What is incarceration? Incarceration is the act of placing someone in prison. Incarceration serves as a form of punishment for criminals due to their actions against the law. It is seen as solution for keeping the public safe. Prisoners follow a strict rules and schedules while following the culture within the walls among other prisoners. As a result of their crimes, convicts lose their freedom and are place among others who suffer the same fate. Crime is the cause of this…

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    Prison Crowing

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    In 1985 a man by the name of Gerald G Gaes Discovered that “prison crowding is often a cause of inmates ill health”. However, have there been enough things implemented in order to decrease that problem since his discovery. As of 2012 personnel have notice that “since 2002 the United States had the highest incarceration rate in the world” (Scommegna). Recidivism a relapse of crime, is one cause of inmates returning to prison and serving more time. On the other hand one can put in place programs…

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Prison systems across the country are attempting to deal with an issue never dealt with in the U.S.’s history. Overcrowding of prison systems is a trend which began in the 1970’s when the country decided the criminal justice system was too soft on crime. Crime rates were souring yet incarceration rates remained relatively stable. Thus, began the current crime control era leading to 2008 incarceration rates of 506 per 100,000 compared to only 96 per 100,000 in 1973. There are several…

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    Mental Prisons

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    or prisons need to invest more into handling these cases. If prisons can become more capable of sustaining these inmates properly and getting them the correct treatments, there would be less problems with safety. A large number of inmates in America have been diagnosed with a severe mental illness. The number of these inmates greatly outnumbers that of mental hospitals where they can go and get proper treatment for their illness. This leads to the great number of these inmates in the prison…

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    Incarceration In Prison

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    treatment, and inviting another avenue for segregation within prison walls. The implemented charge for medical services would significantly limit the funding prisoners have for basic needs. Once imprisoned, a civilian no longer has the access to the luxuries of the free world. The civilian becomes an inmate. They are stripped of identity, secular relevance, and financial status. Inmates are processed into incarceration, and enter the prison system with basic clothing, toiletries, and a bed. In…

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    Abuse In Prisons

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    “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…

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