The Inmates

jails and prisons. “By definition, a jailhouse informant is an inmate, usually awaiting trial or sentencing, who claims to have been the recipient of an admission made by another prisoner awaiting trial, and who agrees to testify against that prisoner in a court of law, usually in exchange for some benefit.” (Genua) Which is quite different to that of a prison informant. “A prison informant, in contrast to the jailhouse informant, is an inmate in a penitentiary who provides, sometimes…

marked a history, that would consist of a long debate and controversial on its moral principles. Currently, there are 271 inmates on death row, just in Texas alone. Mostly men, commit capital offenses, which is the only way for they to be sentenced to death. They have to go through a lengthy trial, once sentenced, to be able to appeal the decision. The isolation, and the pain an inmate may go through while the deadly mix flows through his or her veins, raise many eyebrows, with people constantly…

because inmates engage in high risk activities that can lead to STD’s. Inmates are often involved in fist fights, rapes, needle use, and homosexual activities. Many of these activities can lead to the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases like AIDS. David Valhov and Sarah Putnam mention that 25-40% of male inmates entering prison had a history of drug injection. Furthermore, they stated that 33% of prisoners admitted to engaging…

The most fearful aspect of capital punishment is the possibility of the state or government executing the wrong person. As a previous advocate for the death penalty, the argument of innocent people on death row was hard to swallow. I continuously believed in our capital punishment system and had little doubts that people on death row were innocent. However, with a little research, it became blatantly obvious that was not the case. For instance, 135 people on death row have been exonerated…

most offenders from state facilities to county facilities, and the possible changing of the duration of sentences. In 2011, the courts found the overcrowding of the prisons to be unconstitutional because they were not able to fully accommodate the inmates . There is also the possibility that a new approach to addressing recidivism could yield different results. Furthermore, it is important to understand the effects of realignment on the…

was on the ground fighting for his life, he then bit the police officer ear off. They arrested him and he was incarnated for 6 months. Prison was horrible, he had to work the chain gang fixing highway or whatever disgusting job they could find the inmate to do. Lastly, my Father…

“About 6% of inmate’s assault each other with weapons snuck into the prisons’ (10% of inmates). Strip searches are basically a procedure that keeps out contraband such as drugs and weapons into the facilities. Strip searches should be allowed because it is for the prisoner’s safety as well as the guards, also to keep contraband out, and it is not a right it is mandatory. These searches should be allowed because it helps keep the guards safe especially since prisoners have committed assaults…

in the Nation, Folsom has a rich and impeccable history. In the beginning it had 1,700 cells, the walls were approximately 8’ by 4’ in size. The doors on the cells were solid iron with openings 6” by 2” for viewing. Only an oil lamp for light the inmates also did not have heating or plumbing in their cells causing the spread of many diseases. Like many prisons Folsom had many escape attempts. In 1880 the first escape caused…

approximately 356,000 inmates being held in prison or jail with a mental disorder (Edwin F. Torrey). A mental illness is a condition that involves changes in thinking, emotion, and behavior which affects the way someone may proceed to do things. A criminal is someone who commits a crime that is wrong. There is not enough primary care takers to watch over the mentally ill, as well as treatment plans that could be offered at jails or prisons when there are over 2,000,000 inmates. According to the…

I felt like the ten hours were much longer than they actually were and it made me realize inmates must feel even worse during their incarceration. Not only are they locked up for many hours during they day, they are deprived of many luxuries I was able to have. Inmates need to make many adjustments upon re-entering society. According to Maruna and Lebel (2003), conditions faced by ex-convicts have not improved and they are less…