The Prisoner

Since the early 1600’s prisoners of war have been mistreated and used as a military tactic during the acts of war. The prisoners of World War Two are known to have endured unimaginable conditions serving their countries during this period of great turmoil. Their stories not only changed the rights of prisoners but also educated the public on the horrors of imprisonment and the value of their survival. Throughout the text, research will develop on what is previously known and exploit the survival…

2015). Knowing this, experts have made an argument for housing the elderly inmates separate from other prisoners (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). This would allow the facilities to better care and provide the appropriate treatment for the differences in age of inmates (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). Another benefit argued by these experts is that by separating the elderly fro the young prisoners and having specific facilities geared toward the special need of elder inmates would prevent…

The film Unbroken takes place during World War II, when Japanese Prisoner of War Camps were very prevalent. Unbroken is a true story, based on the life of Louie Zampernini. This movie attempts to display Louie’s story during World War II and the brutality he endured at the Japanese Prisoner of War Camps. Although this movie does hold a lot of similarities to what actually happened in these camps, it does lack detail and is not as ruthless. Growing up, Louie was known as the “rebellious” child…

The cause and consequences of PTSD in prisoners The Nation Survey of American life has said that Americans who spend time in prison are two times as likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Criminals will claim they are experiencing some kind of mental health disorder but maybe they had a disorder before getting locked up. I do not think society should feel bad because a prisoner is experiencing PTSD, to me that is just a consequence to the chain of events they started. There are…

THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME: IS IT REALLY EFFICACIOUS OR IS IT TIME FOR RETOOLING? “Wars, undertaken to maintain national honor, should be conducted upon the principles of moderation” – Hugo Grotius The history pertaining to the prisoner of war is as old as the history of warfare and throughout the course of such history we have always worshipped the victor and the loser is often erased from our memories. As the search for legal protection…

are expected to make up for those mistakes. Some do and some don’t. This paper will discuss the current prisoner release system, the short comings and ways to help remedy those roadblocks to produce active citizens that are a productive member in their communities. First, where and why the modern prison system was established and how it has changed over time. Current struggles that former prisoners face today. Finally, concluding with how the system might be changed. What could be built to help…

Particular scholars have proposed prisoners should be the target group for researchers to enroll in human clinical trials. Using prisoners has the potential to be a more efficient way of conducting clinical trials versus using only volunteers to research and develop useful drugs or treatments. One explanation for this is that conducting efforts to recruit volunteers, screening them, determining if they are healthy enough to continue through the entire research study, and having a readily…

One key element to providing those prisoner rights is the 8th amendment. The 8th amendment states that excessive bail amounts will not be charged to the defendant, and no cruel or unusual punishment will be imposed. Though this was originally only applied to federal prisoners, the U.S. Supreme court later began applying various aspects of the bill of rights to state jurisdictions as well. As such the 8th amendment became relevant to how inmates were being treated, and the conditions they were…

"The Prisoners of War,” a relatively short poem by Tom Disch, written in 1972, is riddled with imagery and deeper meaning. Even in the opening line, Disch cuts to the point. “Their language disappeared a year or so after the landscape: so what can they do now but point?” (line 1-3). Here it does not take much to get an interpretation. He is saying that our society has lost something. We have lost our “language,” meaning our ability to have intimate face-to- face conversations. That…

Female prisoners in the United States make up about seven percent of prison population. Although, in the last past decades, the numbers of female prisoners had increased at worldwide level, women still make a minority population compared to male prisoners. Female offenders were segregated with the purpose to give them the same treatment and provide similar programs as male offenders; unfortunately, in many cases female offenders are treated worse than male prisoners and less programs and…