Jails and Prisons October 22‚ 2012 Abstract The following information will compare a state prison against a parish jail in the state of Louisiana to note the major differences. Two aspects of the jail and prison culture and subculture are a topic of discussion. An assessment of violent behavior that takes place in the jail and prison along with a strategy in use to control the problem is of discussion. Also I will include discussion of a community-based corrections program in Slidell‚ Louisiana
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In 1980 at the Penitentiary of New Mexico there was a riot that lasted for 36 hours and killed 33 inmates. In this selection Colvin sheds light onto the fact that there were many factors leading to the riot‚ and that it cannot be looked at as a random act of violence by inmates. Our society is quick to label all inmates as “animals” or to stereotype them all together as being dangerous and without humanity‚ but to do this is to overlook the acts of kindness and bravery that some inmates displayed
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Jail and Prisons Comparison Paper Jail is usually the first place a person is taken after being arrested by police officers. The authority of states to build‚ operate‚ and fill jails can be found in the Tenth Amendment‚ which has been construed to grant to states the power to pass their own laws to preserve the safety‚ health‚ and welfare of their communities. Jail is to protect the public and citizens of county by providing a wide range of constructive‚ professional correctional services for
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CJS/230 Prisons in the early years‚ were much less of how prisons are seen today. Prisons were mistreated‚ the conditions were unbearable and not fit for humans. Prisoners often were punished severely to the point were it resulted in death‚ Flogging‚ mutilation‚ branding‚ even public humiliation were some of the different types of punishments (Schmalleger‚ 2011‚ Chapter 13). In some instances offenders were not fed or clothe properly and left in cells for long periods of time without
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Drug Offenders in American Prisons: The Parasite Within “I am convinced that imprisonment is a way of pretending to solve the problem of crime. It does nothing for the victims of crime” -Howard Zinn‚ You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times Among problems the United States faces‚ one of the most prominent is the incarceration of nonviolent drug offenders. While the jailing of drug offenders does not seem so serious at first glance‚ under close inspection this proves
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Kiera Scott Social Issues – MOD 4A 03/ 06/ 13 ISSUE #9 ESSAY Is the underclass the major threat to American ideals? The underclass is not a major threat to American ideals because as of 1997‚ more than 1.8 million people were in prisons‚ jails and juvenile facilities‚ because they have been a menace to their fellow citizens. It is a major accomplishment that crime has gone down. It has been achieved not by socializing the underclass‚ but by putting large numbers of its members
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Penitentiary System The United States and Sweden have astounding similarities despite the great barriers of water that separate the two countries. While the United States government is a Federal Republic and the Sweden government is a constitutional monarchy‚ they both have a very large legislature. The American legislature holds 534 members and the Sweden legislature holds 388‚ with both holding executive elections every four years (“Compare‚” 1). Both countries are also members of the United Nations
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January 12‚ 2016 Report by: Penny Oleksiak & Duncan Qubti PD Penitentiary PD Penitentiary is a moderate security prison. At the PD Penitentiary our main goal is to rehabilitate troubled teens and young adults between the ages of 18 and 25. The PD penitentiary is a male penitentiary located on Douglas island‚ British Columbia. It offers psychological therapy to help tackle the root causes behind the crimes the committed‚ and to provide problem solving techniques to help cope
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Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would not be a
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was a high security federal prison‚ it was a prison where all the worst criminals from all over the world were sent and also the most insane ones. Alcatraz Island was built in the chilly waters of California’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from 1934 ( That’s when it was built) to 1963 (That’s when it was closed). It held the most insane criminals to the most smartest criminals. Alcatraz Island was a maximum high-security federal prison that was 1.25 million (2.01
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