Yuma Territorial Prison

It is not surprising at all that prisons resemble factories, schools, barracks and hospitals because they all practice discipline and punishment within those walls. People feel watched with in the walls of those organizations and often feel trapped. Panopticon was created to discipline people which is accomplished by knowing that we are being watched. Good thing about is that with panopticon there is less crime, but there are many bad sides to it. With panopticon lack of full freedom and…

know that justice has been done. In some cases the offenders would gladly accept the death penalty as it means a way out of many years, and more likely than not the rest of their life, in prison. And this could potentially decrease the suicide rate and the amount of self-harmers in both male and female prisons. Religious views on this topic vary greatly. Opinion among Christians on capital punishment is mixed. However, Christians who favor capital punishment for certain types of crimes such as…

gainful employment as well the overburdening the correction facilities. Also, the cost impact to keep a offender in prison or jail is counterproductive and not worth it if they can be rehabilitated. Diversion is a way to save them before they commit a felony and…

Media reflection Do the media have a reflection on cases such as victim impact statements? Yes, the media with its new techniques can display an interference with the case to pursue an individual’s decision making by potential limitations. Having the media involved in my opinion can influence pursue the use or not to use the death penalty in some cases. As we all know the media can portray conflict with the over powered conflict of power in their statement’s that revolve around criminal suits…

lost track of the goal of reintegration into society by throwing too many people in prisons with no hope of rehabilitation. When American reformers look to better the American prison system, many look to Norway as a model. The Norwegian penal system is largely more effective in decreasing the crime rates in their country without harsh conditions…

last metamorphosis will take place to put this debate to a temporary end that fits the current time and ideals. Such as how it is a fruitless practice logically since it drains the pockets of taxpayers and is considered an easier choice other life in prison, it causes a mental, emotional and physical tax on both the families of the accused…

To start off, I chose this career because the prison system has always fascinated me. The first time I had ever seen a prison, I thought it was cool because of how secure it was. Also, you can not forget the benefits of this job. Some benefits of this job are being paid well, work regular shifts(8 hour shifts), and get receive training from your employers. These benefits can sometimes outweigh the negative parts of this job. Some disadvantages of this job are sometimes these officers have to…

Did you know the United States is home to five percent of the world’s population, with twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners and ninety percent of those prisoners being non-violent offenders? According to Us News & World Report the prison population has grown by eight hundred percent since the 1980’s while the country’s population only increased by a third. With this cancerous growth of the incarceration rate in America, the question is how far will this problem go, and how much will the…

such as columnist Jimmy Breslin, have suggested that a life sentence is actually a harsher penalty for murder than death.’ This is sophistic nonsense” (Koch 486). Koch disagrees with Jimmy Breslin, because he is not convinced that a life sentence in prison is harsher than an execution. While Koch sees a person convicted for murder being executed, Bruck’s idea is to make sure that the convicted murderer has proof of either being guilty or innocent. Bruck believes that it is important to know…

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor named Alice Goffman. Goffman’s book is written after her completion of a six-year ethnographic observation of a poor black community in Philadephia. This observation allowed Goffman to really understand the sudden prison boom and the hidden practices and surveillance practices lying in this one community. The completion of Goffman’s observation assignment also points out her main argument of her book which is that high imprisonment rates, as well as the…