The Inmates

Rikers Island comes from a neglectful system that has shown no care for the inmates or the staff’ safety. It is unfair to the inmates and staff that are subjected to the hate, violence, and lack of authority. This puts the staff members lives’ in danger, as well as the inmates. It does not matter why an inmate is at Rikers Island; the corrections officers’ jobs are to ensure the security of the detention facility and inmate rehabilitation. It is hurtful to New York’s justice system when there is…

guard is not so much a big deal as gaining the respect of his fellow inmates. Death row inmates are given and unspoken respect from the guards. At the end of every shift the guards leave Ellis Unit to go home to their families and friends. Outside of those walls, these guards have a life. Inside of those walls, the inmates life belongs to the state. The prison officials realize that these inmates have nothing to lose. The inmates know the guards have everything to lose. Nobles makes this evident…

When the prison gates close behind inmates, their mindset starts to change, the need for identity and self-respect are more compelling in the dehumanizing prison environment. The term prisoner reentry involves the process of an offender leaving prison and returning to the community. Most inmate who are released end up returning to prison within six months to three years. How can we stop this cycle? Over the years, there has been steady and significant growth in prison populations. More than…

rights of inmates at the Wilson County Jail. Mr. Marlowe was the supervisory corrections officer on the evening shift of the Wilson County Jail from 2001 to early 2003 (Burke, 2006). He and several former correctional officers were convicted at trial of conspiring to violate the rights of inmates at the jail by assaulting and depriving them of medical care. Over the course of two years Mr. Marlowe engaged in routine beatings of detainees, these counts included convictions for assaulting inmate…

Adjusting can be much more difficult for those who suffer from any type of physical or mental illnesses. Prison designs can also be an obstacle that the elderly face in prison due to the fact that many of the prisons today are designed for younger inmates. One major obstacle…

The correctional officers are required to develop a relationship with the inmates despite their principle of “never trust an inmate” (Griffiths, 2015, p. 255); this relationship helps them noticing signals and cues in the inmates behaviors to avoid any dangerous situation. Unfortunately some officers tend to abuse that relationship and authority for their personal gain. For the female offenders, they…

Society plays a huge role into the lives of the inmates after being released. The inmates are labeled and viewed as a threat causing the inmate to live with many stereotypes. This is one of the ways that inmates feel insecure and fear which makes it difficult for them to start something as they are released back into society. In this article by Stearns they explain how a label can have an impact in the inmate's "A negative label such as "convict" may block a person from so many opportunities…

have kept them entertained in prison, but also, it gave them a different point of view, and have made some inmates change their life around. Throughout the documentary, the participating inmates shared their crimes which had put them in prison. During the program, majority had realized that what they have done is wrong and they work on forgiveness within themselves. Majority of the inmates that participated in the program had a character with a similar background. Red, for example, was talking…

average of $23,000 every year an inmate stays in prison” (O’brien). Obviously, that is a ridiculous amount, and it should be put to good use. Prison control should be reconsidered and improved. Usually prisoners do little work, watch TV, has access to drugs with no incentive to reform, there is no opportunity for “fixing” inmates (O’Brien 1). There should be more inmate labor programs and prisoners should be able to keep all the money they earned. Only one-third of inmates work thirty hours or…

Not having mental health care in the prison system is a risk for many people such as officers,other inmates , individuals suffering from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly. Aufderheide says “Between 2.3 and 3.9 percent of inmates in state prisons are estimated to have schizophrenia”(1). Some people say that this illness has been affecting the world, but especially the prison system. This disorder is one of the main…