Rikers Island

The cycle of violence at Rikers Island is caused by an increase in the number of inmates. Inmates and guards have either died or been injured. Anything at the prison can be turned into a weapon. During a random cell search one inmate was found with a pole that was sharpened at the tip which could be used as a knife. As a form of protection, one inmate that was HIV positive used his disease as a weapon by biting another inmate on the arm. Not only are the guards assaulted at the prison, inmate also attack other staff members. For instance, a physician was attacked with a chair due to an inmate being annoyed at the wait time to see a doctor. Another issue at Rikers Island is drug addiction. During a random cell search in the men’s…

The Center for Justice at Columbia, Rikers Education Program: Men’s Program Manager The Rikers Education Program (REP) is seeking to fill the position of program manager of the men’s programming due to a vacancy left due to the the current program manager relocating to California to enter a doctoral program. This is a full time position starting February 13, 2017. The program manager will report to the Director of Operations and Evaluation. The role of the program manager is to develop,…

Rikers Island is consistently in the media due to reports of physical and sexual abuse against inmates and staff, death, contraband smuggling, employee sexual harassment, riots, etc. The jail complex has been plagued by a myriad of union, employee and inmate issues (cases). Despite the attention, the climate at the facility doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Prior to taking office in January 2016, Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark took notice of the issues in Rikers Island. At her…

changes along with the loss of jobs and deindustrialization of the economy. Contreras starts off by describing how his friends started to become “stickup” kids during the rise of the Crack Era in the 1980s. Crack was the fastest and most efficient way to earn money in the poor neighborhood of South Bronx. However, it also brought them deeper into the subculture of drugs and violence. In chapter three, Contreras focuses on Gus, a 25 year old dominican who was sentenced to prison in Rikers…

Many world leaders throughout history have attempted to compose the great society, or as they believed, utopia. On these occurrences, they in some way try to subdue the creative and free thinking side of human nature. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Mustapha Mond achieves universal stability. As we see in the New World society, stability is made the first priority at the expense of most of the people 's intrinsic human faculties. Mond explains eloquently and quite persuasively to John and…

argument using a theory of convergent evolution. This hybrid five-part inductive argument allows Coyne to explain some attributes of island species that remained puzzles for Darwin. Secondly, this hybrid…

How close is modern America’s government to controlling all, if not most, of our society today? Our current government gradually begins to take over the lives of people like that in Brave New World. Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World depicts a futuristic society that utilizes science to control the lives of mostly everybody by categorizing them into specific castes. The author’s vision of a utopian society in his novel is relatively, but not entirely, close to modern American society.…

A Response to “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas The whimsical city of Omelas is a beautifully portrayed utopia, or model of a perfect society. Everyone who is anyone would love to live in this place of joy and happiness. This futuristic society has no ruler and no laws but everything seems to work in perfect harmony. But there is one simple, yet disturbing rule. One must suffer for everyone to have this perfectly happy life. I would be one to walk away from Omelas , reason being in my eyes…

southern Atlantic ocean. It is a very unique place that few people know about, and that is why I chose to learn more about this culture. It is truly interesting to see how the people on Tristan da Cunha live their lives, and how different their way of life is from our own. There are no airports on the island of Tristan da Cunha, so the only way to get there is by boat, across some of the roughest waters on the planet. Boats from South Africa only travel to the island eight or nine times per…

Is social stability worth the price of giving up your individualism in exchange for a life filled with nothing, but joy? Is this not what everyone thrives for? In the book Brave New World the society that everyone is accustomed makes sure everyone is happy, has a role and title, and there is no crime nor religion. For a society to become a utopia in my opinion, must have these essentials: a society that everyone can be themselves without any worry, crime is a thing of the past, everyone…