The Inmates

argument is the inmates broke the law, which is suggesting breaking the law determines what rights a criminal will have and criminals will not have. However, in my view, prisoners are people, even though they made wrong choices. Therefore, I maintain prisoners do deserve to have better rights. However, inmates broke the law. In the article, “On the Rights of Prisoners,” by Katherine Aguilar, informs those for non-prisoner rights how certain punishments are needed because the inmates need to…

happiness, contentment and freedom from anxiety. In the book Pursuits of Happiness by Izquierdo (2009), it was defined as the state of being healthily happy. With this study, the researchers were expected to describe the state of Well-being of the inmates as brought about by the religious services provided inside the jail. It was truly a life of agony being imprison. The sudden distance from your comfort zone, obeying legal rules 24/7, the paranoia of what people might think of you, your…

that has been under quite a bit of heat is the discussion of solitary confinement. While many other countries have pulled the plug on this practice, American prison systems seem to be exploding in the opposite direction, increasing the number of inmates we maintain in solitary confinement at an alarming rate. This certainly leads to a rabbit hole of questions, but as we peer deeper into this form of imprisonment and break apart its layers, we can come to more educated opinions on whether or not…

for the crime that they committed.” However, what many people do not know is it actually costs more to put people to death than it does to keep them in prison for the rest of their lives. According to Forbes, it is 10 times more expensive to kill an inmate than to keep him or her alive. “The annual cost of the death penalty in the state of California is $137 million compared to the cost of lifetime incarceration of 11.5 million” (Erb). This is the same situation in every case, and people that…

to feed and house people who have murdered and raped innocent human beings. It is said, “prisons hold 76,600 inmates who are 55 or older. While some remain dangerous, many are like the 73-year-old murderer Ray Tamm, who can barely walk, never mind maim or kill anyone. According to a September Washington Post story on Deerfield Correctional Center, Virginia's main facility for aged inmates, Tatum will spend the rest of his life in prison, with his medical expenses shouldered by state taxpayers”…

rehabilitation found that the majority of the inmates will not return to criminal activity. The research also shows that 3 out of every ten inmates will return to prison within four years. There have been numerous amounts of studies which revealed that recidivism remains steady. What the best indicator of an inmate would return to prison was the number of crimes that he has committed in the past. Probation is not a very effective tool after inmates are released from prison which is suggested…

When an inmate complains about being incarcerated and does what is necessary to be released why do they continue to commit crimes? Is it because they have become institutionalized, they don’t have anywhere to live, and this is a place for food and shelter, is it because they don’t know how to do anything else, is it a combination of these things or something else. Recidivism is successful when an inmate doesn’t re-enter prison or jail with or without a new sentence within a three-year period.…

responsibilities the care, custody and control of the inmates under their supervision. It is their responsibility to maintain order, enforce the rules and regulations of the facility and accomplish this in a safe and secure manner. Whether the Correctional Officer is preparing inmates for a transport to a court appearance, processing a new intake, supervising distribution of meals, conducting a head count, calculating gain time for a sentenced inmate, conducting a security check or operating a…

The article entitled “ On mental Illness, Mental, Inmates, and Recidivism by Laura Hult, she explored the relationship between mental disorders and recidivism . A case study was conducted to evaluate why recidivism rate has increase over the years. Hult is a psychiatrist and she worked at local jail. She have done a case study to why inmates were incarcerated .She had discovered that about 50 percent of the inmates has mental illness. Once the inmates are released , they are not undergo…

safe, cost efficient, and humane. “The Bureau is responsible for the custody and care of more than 209,500 Federal offenders”. (Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2011) The Bureau has more than 38,500 employees that secure and operate prisons and provide inmates with needed services and programs. Most importantly Bureau…