When They Get Out Abramsky Analysis
“When They Get Out” by Sasha Abramsky cries out to the general public for the change in corrections that the convicted are unable to do. Abramsky leaves nothing to chance in his war on the prison systems for the awakening of the American society to an ever growing problem. Therefore, Abramsky commissions an argument with real uncensored facts. In spite of how incarceration envisions reforming the convicted, Abramsky argues that the prison system corrupts prisoners into worse criminal behaviors. Throughout his essay, Abramsky vehemently questions the true motive of the continuously expanding correctional system. As Abramsky blatantly brandishes the numerous faults of corrections, he splits the purpose of corrections into two separate motives,
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However, in the case of Sully and those with the same punishment, it can be pushed beyond the brink of sanity. Based on the workings of Fathi (2015) “A considerable number of the prisoners fell, after even a short confinement, into a semi-fatuous condition...others became violently insane; others still, committed suicide” (p.170), despite these clearly immoral issues it still stands as a plausible punishment. In most cases, the negative effects of solitary confinement can be far reaching into person's mind. In a study found by Fathi (2015) “[N]o study of the effects of solitary or supermax-like confinement that lasted longer than 60 days failed to find evidence of negative psychological effects” (p.170), with ranging levels of damage done that could actually be recorded. Moreover, as stated by Abramsky (1999), could turn Robert Scully, originally convicted of robbery and drug charges, into a killer and attempted kidnapper. In his argument, Abramsky paints a vivid and saddening portrait of the vessel that holds its captives to standards that are no short of appalling, the super¬max. A place designed to torment the already freedom less and
However, in the case of Sully and those with the same punishment, it can be pushed beyond the brink of sanity. Based on the workings of Fathi (2015) “A considerable number of the prisoners fell, after even a short confinement, into a semi-fatuous condition...others became violently insane; others still, committed suicide” (p.170), despite these clearly immoral issues it still stands as a plausible punishment. In most cases, the negative effects of solitary confinement can be far reaching into person's mind. In a study found by Fathi (2015) “[N]o study of the effects of solitary or supermax-like confinement that lasted longer than 60 days failed to find evidence of negative psychological effects” (p.170), with ranging levels of damage done that could actually be recorded. Moreover, as stated by Abramsky (1999), could turn Robert Scully, originally convicted of robbery and drug charges, into a killer and attempted kidnapper. In his argument, Abramsky paints a vivid and saddening portrait of the vessel that holds its captives to standards that are no short of appalling, the super¬max. A place designed to torment the already freedom less and