Essays on Inmate

A consent decree project was proposed by attorneys of a fictional jail named Adelphi County Jail in Maryland in the United States. This proposed consent decree was instigated by a particular situation that occurred at the jail involving two of the inmates where some prison officers accessed the inmate’s belongings on suspicion of possession of contrabands. This report analyzes the consent decree project in the context of the situation that occurred leading to the decree. This report seeks to address the extent to which this situation, the policy and procedure directive of the jail and the appellate court decision on ...

In correctional facilities, inmate custody and control is of the utmost importance, as this function is about the secure housing of inmates, the maintenance of a controlled and safe institutional facility and the safety of the facility for both inmates and staff. A variety of different methods are used in different combinations by different correctional institutions in an attempt to maintain inmate custody and control. Maintenance of inmate custody and control often begins with the design of a correctional facility. While using the build environment for control is relatively inflexible in existing structures, new facilities can be designed with inmate ...

Research shows that suicide is worldwide self-inflicted acts that nine out of ten times end in death. Every year, a regular of 35,000 suicide deaths happen in the United States and it is projected that 7,000 of those suicides which are usually committed by teenagers (Fazel, 2011) There a lot of Psychologists which have identified the teenage years as to be one of the hardest stages of human life. For the duration of this phase, they are usually out there trying to learn new social roles, new relationships are being formed, bodily changes are happening and choices in regards ...

- The extent to which. the Proposed Consent Decree squarely addresses the situation, the policy and procedure, directive, and the appellate court decision

Consent decree is the resolving of a lawsuit where an individual or a corporation reaches a resolution to take specific actions without admission of guilt for the occurrence that resulted to the lawsuit. This settlement is contained in a court order as the court instructs relief against the defendant and comes to a decision to the maintenance of jurisdiction against the case to ensure the settlement is followed (Hensley et al, 2006, pg. 389). This case involves Plaintiffs Jack Jones and ...

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Prison suicide is recognized as a serious yet underrated problem. In the United States, suicide is two times more common among prison inmates than in the general population (Arnaut, 2010). It is estimated that 200 prison suicides happen every year in the US (Suto & Arnaut, 2010). It is the third leading cause of deaths in the U.S. prisons after natural causes and AIDS (Metzner, 2002). The suicide rate in U.S. federal prisons is lower than the nationwide average (Federal Bureau of Prisons, 2012).

According to White, Schimmel & Frickey (2002), the prison suicide rate is often compared with the ...

Introduction

Prisons comprise of all types of inmates, both social and anti-social inmates. The anti-social inmates develop behavior that lacks respect for other people and may have adverse effects on the society. Anti-social inmates often have an anti-social personality disorder that involves socially irresponsible, guiltless, and exploitative behavior. With this type of behavior, the anti-social inmates tend to manipulate the staff in prisons and their fellow inmates. They develop this behavior due to depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, or psychosocial impairment. The outcome of this behavior is often the anti-social inmates committing suicide or they constantly disturb in prisons. Inmates ...

Analysis of “One is One” by Marie Ponsot

In the context of human experience, there are few emotions which evoke such a sensation of bitter irony as forbidden love, especially among individuals on opposite sides of the law. In her poem “One is One”, author Marie Ponsot constructs a style of reflective monologue from the perspective of a jailer who is seemingly addressing an inmate with which he or she has had some form of relationship in the past. Ponsot establishes this relationship between the jailer and the inmate to demonstrate the contrasting power balances of dominance and vulnerability which witnessed in the traditional form of power which the ...

Constitutional Standards

Deliberate indifference refers to act that is more than mere negligence but one that is less than a specific intention to harm inmate or inmates. It also refers to an act of reckless behavior without considerations of the consequences of one's actions. For prison officials to be accused of deliberate indifference, they must have prior knowledge towards the security status of an inmate, and they fail to act upon discovering that an inmate’s security is under threat and facing substantial harm. Failing to take steps to overcome this is an act of deliberate indifference. Some inmates may require particular ...

Short and Long-Term Policies: Prisoner Overcrowding 3

Prison Overcrowding Reduction Policy Stakeholders 4 Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Short-Term Goals and Solutions 5 Prison Overcrowding Reduction: Long-Term Goals and Solutions 8 Creation of Jail Capacity Management Boards and Oversight Committees .8 Alternatives to Incarceration .9 Private For-Profit Prisons 11 Conclusion 12

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Short and Long-Term Policies:Prisoner Overcrowding Overcrowding in jails and prisons is a complex problem that is difficult but imperative for the nation to solve. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world; while countries similar to the U.S. have an average rate of 100 prisoners per 100, ...

The criminal justice system in the State of North Carolina would be incomplete without the prison system. Interestingly, North Carolina has one of the most elaborate prison systems. This paper shall discuss some of the classification methods applied in the placement of prisoners. It is imperative to appreciate the fact that rehabilitation systems need to be planned and arranged well to avoid the worsening of the prisoners. In North Carolina, in appreciation of the stakes, the prison system has prison classification specialists who assess prisoners and recommend for their placement. This approach is considered professional enough and avoids the ...

Introduction

Every criminal justice system in the world is characterized by policy and procedure directives that ensures that all the actions and processes in this system are within the constitutional and legal confines. The policy and procedure are enacted to ensure that the constitutional rights of stakeholders are not infringed upon when these individuals are exposed to a particular criminal justice process. Unfortunately, there arises some situations in the course of disseminating justice where some actions cause massive legal disagreements. An individual who has been subjected to a particular process may claim that the process was unconstitutional or that his rights were ...

Gangs have continued to grow and spread in many American cities and counties. This occurrence has been paralleled by the growth of gangs in American prisons. Researchers reported that the boundaries between prison gangs and the community have become harder to identify because the gangs have become more sophisticated, and are a threat not only to the institutional security, but to the public safety, as well. According to a survey conducted by the National Gang Crime Research Center, in 1999, members of gangs in prisons and jails increased from 9.4%, in 1991, to 24.7%, in 1999. Other studies reported a smaller proportion ...

Written by Kerman, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison is the subject of discussion in this paper. At age 24, Kerman’s friend talked her into carrying and delivering a bag of money belonging to a drug lord from West African. Even though she got out of the life and built another, eventually, the past caught up with her. This book is a memoir of the repercussions of her actions 20 years ago. In the memoir, Kerman describes herself as a “nice blond lady”. When Kerman’s lawyer presented her with the prosecutors unearthing materials, in them ...

Debates continue to rise concerning the best way to reduce crime rates in America. Some of the methods that have been employed in crime punishment are argued to be in violation of human rights. However, some individuals and groups insist that they are effective in reforming the behavior of inmates. This paper will address punishment and rehabilitation as approaches used to reduce crime rates and which is more effective.

Punishment

There are various forms of punishment in the U.S. correctional system. These include incarceration, solitary confinement, and the death penalty. Solitary confinement refers to the segregation of inmates as a form ...

Life for a Correctional Officer

Correctional officers are responsible for the custody, care and control of inmates awaiting trial and those who have already been convicted for offences they committed. The daily schedule of a correctional comprise of delivering the following services; maintaining order and discipline, to transport inmates to federal courts, enforcing prison rules and regulations, to search inmates for contraband and lastly, to provide first-response in case of riot, assault, fire, and medical emergency. Prisons today are small societies that reflect the challenges and problems existing in the larger society. HIV-infected inmates, women, mentally ill, psychologically disturbed and geriatric offenders comprise special ...

English Literature

On the Texan Death Row, how many inmates have expressed sorrow and remorse, and how many of them have expressed anger.

Understandably, if the prisoner is aware of their innocence or guilt, then they are far more likely to act accordingly: if an innocent man was charged and sentenced to be placed on death row amongst the absolute scum of the Earth, it would be understandable for him to express a lot of anger. However, for the prisoners who have been charged and their innocence not proven, some express remorse whilst others express anger anyway. The purpose of this essay ...

Overview

The Department of Corrections has changed its mail room policy to reduce the risk of contraband inflow through the mail and to reduce its burden on existing correctional officers. The measures taken include the introduction of a postcard that inmates can use to communicate with the outside world. According to the Commissioner, this postcard will end the flow of contraband through the mail and more easily managed by the existing staff. He also believes that this measure will reduce the overtime burden of staff. The inmates, their families and lawyers see this measure as a violation of the First Amendment; they ...

INTRODUCTION

Overcrowded jails filled with violent inmates. Prisons segregated by race. (deliberate fragment). The California prison system currently holds approximately 316,000 inmates across 33 state prisons and dozens of other facilities of varying levels of security (CDCR,gov, 2012). More than 30,000 of these inmates have life sentences. 93% of inmates are male, 7% female; 11.7% of the prison population of California are parole violators. Almost 39% of the prison population of California is Hispanic, 29% black, 27% white and 6% other (CDCR.gov, 2012).

Parole and sentencing legislation in the state of California is far from unique in ...

Research about Tent City Jail Arizona

Tent City Arizona

The Tent City Jail in Arizona is known to be one of the toughest jail facilities in the United States. It was established in 1993 with a total population of 2,000 inmates and more are coming in everyday. This facility is located in Phoenix Arizona and was inspired by the elected Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The rational behind setting up tents as a jail facility came up to Sheriff Arpaio because of the staggering cost of constructing another facility as an extension of Maricopa County jail in order to meet the ever growing population of inmates in Maricopa. ...

Policy and procedure directives are meant to ensure that all actions taken in every institution of the criminal justice system abides not only to the federal constitution, but also to ethics and human rights. Therefore, when policies and procedures are being drafted, their main foundation is the constitution. However, as history has shown, things are not always direct in the criminal justice system. An action taken in criminal justice system such a jail and that seemingly abides by the constitution may later be interpreted as an infringement on the constitutional right of the defendant. Such is the case of Carter ...

There has been an ineffective penal system for punishing criminals. The government should aim at getting tough on criminal activities to ensure that the society becomes safe and comfortable in a criminal free environment. However, there has been conflicting influences in the penal system that has proved to be inefficient in protecting people from crime. Law makers have tried to raise issues to solve the problems within the penal system but with less success because the criminals have always been given less punishments. For a penal system to be effective, it should focus on reasonable principles and should serve the purpose ...

A prison is an institution in which individuals are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state, as a form of punishment to the individuals who have been accused of committing a crime. Prisons are used as part of a criminal justice system where individuals who are criminally charged with or convicted with a crime, are detained. The individuals who are arrested have to be found guilty to be incarcerated in prison. Apart from punishing criminals for their wrongdoing, prisons are used as tools of political repression to punish political crimes (Pratt & Jeff 349). However, people who ...

Purpose of Classification Systems

Classification systems are used throughout the US prison system. In common with similar approaches in other states, California’s Department of Corrections (CDC) uses such a system in the interest of increasing the efficiency of utilization of available incarceration facilities. For example, by assigning offenders to the most appropriate type of prison accommodation, the highest security accommodation (which is also more costly to operate) is reserved for the prisoners for whom that higher level of security is considered necessary. Issues such as the likelihood of misconduct in prison and the escape risk have to be taken into account, too (Berk & ...

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Introduction

The training of police officers are rigid, exhaustive and provides opportunities to demonstrate leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners . Bundled with these trainings include development of effective communication skills that will enable law enforcement officers to build a connection with the public, victims and colleagues. Since the work of police officers entail communicating with people of different background, preconceptions and attitudes, it is necessary that they adjust their communication practices . These practices can either be verbal or non-verbal communication. Verbal communication involves the use ...

Solitary confinement of inmates is a special form of imprisonment of a prisoner in a lone cell all day with limited social interaction and environmental stimulation. The confined prisoner is not around to interact with human except for the prison staff. Also known as the hotbox in the US, confinement is used as a form of severe punishment and is employed as a security measure for the inmate (Grassian, 327). The solitary confinement involves supermax prisons and segregation cells which lack windows, poor air quality, dull colors and temper-proof furniture. Current design comprises of electric doors which are intended to eliminate the inmate interaction ...

Chronological Age: 50

Referral Source: Attorney Primary Evaluator: X Secondary Evaluator: X Testing dates: Reason for Referral LC was referred by attorney X who requested information and comments regarding this client’s competency to stand trial and state of mind at the time of the crime.

Presenting Problem

LC is a 50-year-old African American male with a long history of psychiatric problems. He is from the LA County Jail, August 7 through August 15, 20__ and he experienced difficulties adjusting to prison. While in prison, LC was observed to be “agitated, belligerent, demanding and made verbal threats to a custody officer.” He ...

Thesis: The Death Penalty is not fair because innocent people are convicted, some have been almost executed, some have been executed and exculpatory evidence was discovered post execution and some have been executed despite of exculpatory evidence. The high cost of prosecuting Death Penalty cases reflects this.

INTRODUCTION I In spite of far reaching ramifications many states in America still apply and carry out the Death Sentence.

A. The Death Sentence is obtained and carried out inconsistently. B. Death Sentence cases cost much more to prosecute than those of life without parole because of the finality of the sentence.

BODY

II Death Sentence cases create situations where innocent people can be executed, or wait for years on “Death Row” ...

The State of African Americans in the American Criminal Justice System

A nation’s justice system is more often than not the only body that ordinary, and sometimes, powerless citizens could rely on in times of political, civil, and criminal conflicts. For centuries, justice systems from all over the world have been established in an effort to maintain equality among the masses and prevent civil unrest. The criminal justice system may also be considered as a vital extension of a law enforcement system . This is mainly because most, if not all, processes involved in a criminal justice system are necessary for law enforcement and law enforcement-based penalties to be enforced.

In the past ...

As I prepare my program, I expect callers to ask questions regarding this subject such as:

1) Should the community correction policy be purposed to watch over an inmate’s behavior? In case an offender has been taken to prison, watching over the inmate is essential in order to prevent them to engage in fights or uncouth behavior. It’s the role of the correctional officer to prevent the prisoners from escaping from the prison. 2) Who should be responsible in admitting and discharging the inmates in and out of the prison? When a person is taken into custody, there is a need to have proper records of the person. The correction policy will ...

Introduction

Last year, more than 200,000 women are imprisoned in the U.S. This figure has multiplied by over 800% in the last thirty years. (Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 2011) More and more women are being incarcerated due to drug-related cases. These female prisoners are also very prone to have histories of sexual or physical abuse prior their imprisonment. (Ibid.) According to researches, female prisoners or women inmates have varied health problems than their male counterparts. Many of them suffer from complex and chronic health conditions as outcomes of their complicated life situations including drug use, poverty, family violence, ...

This researcher intends to investigate the effects of life experiences on a person’s behavior.Specifically, the study shall focus on the effects of incarceration or imprisonment on a person’s behavior. Using qualitative research methods, the study shall look into the different aspects of one’s behavior being affected by incarceration. The following sections present materials that are relevant to the present study. These documents are derived from published books and journals, many of which were available online.

Bui, H. & Morash, M. (2010). The impact of network relationships, prison experiences, and internal transformation on women’s success after prison release. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 49, pp. 1-22. doi 10.1080/1050967090343581.

In this study, 20 former women inmates who were paroled, were interviewed about their life experiences before incarceration, during, and after their release. ...

A. Prison management is a daunting task due to several factors that has to be considered in order to keep the corrections facility to function for its intended purpose. There are several approaches to prison administration that can be adopted, but each of them has their own advantage and disadvantage. There are three administration approach and models that applies to prison management, derived from different principles and employs a variation of approach. The three administrative approach models are based on control, consensual and responsibility. In terms of the communication responsibility model more informal and it has the tendency to cross the ...

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Rehabilitation of mentally ill in prisons and jails: issues and concerns

The California Department of Corrections (CDC) in 2005 added the term “rehabilitation” as a part of the agency’s official title, becoming the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or the CDCR. However, the change in title did not result in a change of philosophy in the treatment of prisoners in the United States. Though the reintegration of the methodology of rehabilitation officially entered the regime of the CDRC, there is little or no evidence that the methodology has significantly changed (Berkeley- University of California, 2009, p. 277). Berkebile (2010, p.1) reported that by 2009, California’s penal facilities ...

Police crime control policies

Crime control is paramount for the economic development of any civilized society. The political stability of any nation is measured by the crime rate. Countries that have low crime rates are more attractive to investors and business leaders. The crime rate in the United States of America was high in the 1990s. The cities were controlled by criminal gangs and at times the fights between criminal gangs took place in the streets. The frequency of homicides was relatively high. The residential places were not spared from crime related violence. Law enforcement officers were criticized for being weaklings. The police ...

Theories of Behaviorism and Operant Condition or Learning

Theories of behaviorism relate to principles that seek to explicate behavior in terms of overt or observable actions and responses. Behaviorism is essentially defined by the theories proposed by John Watson and B.F. Skinner, which highlight the stimulus and response mechanism as a way to observe and understand human behavior. Behaviorism highly values observable behavior because it is a manifestation of internal behavior that is measurable and may easily be recorded (Nevid, 2012). Behaviorists such as Watson and Skinner argue that the observable and measurable nature of overt behavior makes it an essential and reliable gauge of human behavior. Watson is ...

The Corrections Department in the United States has experienced some changes and other defining influences over the last decade which have changed the operation of the American prisons. However, in a number of respects, the prisons in America have largely remained as they were several decades ago where inmates arrive, occasionally leave, while others stay on for long. Further, the staffs in the correction facilities experience the endemic problems of corruption, violence as well as shifting policies as they have done over the years. More so, the physical facilities in these institutions are still in need of repairs and renovations ...

Prisoners usually face all manner of abuse while incarcerated, usually from prison staff, unaware – or in utter disregard for the minimum requirements for the treatment of inmates, which are based on principles that require safety, orderliness, fairness and respect for the law, with the intention of making the inmates to lead law-abiding lives when they leave. This is more complicated where inmates may have a mental or medical condition, such as those brought about by the use of addictive substances, and call for special treatment modalities in working towards reform and re-integration of the offender. It is in response ...

Introduction

The current state of correctional mental health Mental health is one of the most delicate issues that surround our correctional facilities. The matter needs to be handled with great caution being that it can be an expensive affair, yet the numbers of cases where persons with mental health issues being incarcerated are still on the rise. This report seeks to look deeper into some of the elements that need further scrutiny in order to make the facilities more accommodative to the mentally ill. We also look at some structural and design strategies that are highlighted as key to ...

A Saint on Death Row by Thomas Cahill

A saint on death row is a story that was written by an Irish-American author Thomas Cahill. In this tragic and heart wrenching story of a death row inmate known as Dominique Green, Thomas brings out the injustices and flaws that surround the American legal system. The issue of racism also comes up because the death row inmate (Dominique Green) was African American.

About the Author

Thomas Cahill is an American scholar born in New York in 1940 to Irish- American parents. Cahill grew up in Queens and the Bronx. He studied at Greek and Latin Literature, scripture and theology as well as medieval ...

Participants Statement

I have read and understand the accompanying information sheets about the above-mentioned study. I have been given the opportunity to ask questions and clarify my role in the research. I am aware that my involvement is voluntary and that I can withdraw at any time. I am giving my consent to take part in this study. ____________________________ __________________________________ ____________

Investigators Statement

I am a student of (school) specializing on (your course). I am undertaking the study entitled Effects of Incarceration on the Lives of Former Inmates as part of the requirements for the course Social Science Research Methods. In line with ...

Abstract

The forensic mental health field of study enables specialization pertaining to issues that have ethical practical implications. The discipline stretches across boundaries practicing as psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors or social workers. There are diversity of areas encompassing this practice. Forensic mental health practitioners’ function can extend towards examining persons classified as criminals to determine whether they are capable of standing trial. They also work with mentally ill people in their institutional setting to enhance receptivity of care. In following pages of this document a case study along with a number of scenarios will be explored as a means of evaluating the ability ...

How to Assimilate to Prison Life: Advice to a New Inmate

Being imprisoned presents one of the most disturbing situations in life as depicted by the publicity that prison life incessantly receives from the media and accounts former prisoners. Admittedly, there are a plethora of stories about prison life that are oft presented in movies, news articles, documentaries and several other means through which information can be disseminated to the public. One common feature about these stories is their presentations of both lives that are eminent in prisons particularly on the grounds that some people adjust to the prison life remarkably well hence live a close-to-normal life in prison while others (those ...

Prisons are perchance the most important instructions, second only to the court, with regards to the judicial system of any nation. Served with the chief duties of rehabilitation and punishment, there are a plethora of programs in use in the prisons to help them meet their mandate. However, it is a common occurrence that a good percentage of released prisoners always get rearrested for similar or variant crimes within three years of release. To this effect, a plethora of programs have always been devised to help in preventing released prisoners from reverting to crime (recidivate) with a good number of measures also taken with ...

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Community oriented policing services or COPS developed as a response to public fears in the early 1990s of rampant crime and politicians promises to “put 100,000 officers” on the streets at a minimal cost (Roth & Ryan, 2000). At around the same time new research into policing methods began to question the traditional police approach to fighting crime. According to the research, simply putting out more patrols to respond to crimes after they happen was not enough to substantially decrease crime. Instead, the research argued police needed to attack the underlying issues that facilitate the occurrence of crime (Roth ...

How do special needs, mentally ill, and substance-abusing prisoners affect the jail and prison systems at state and federal levels? Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments (Atabay, T., & United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2009). Their special needs demand treatment to reduce the risk they pose to themselves and the society. The prison authority at state and federal levels have to bestow special attention to such inmates along with generating funds, staff, and facilities for them and building them special programs aimed to rehabilitate them. Mentally ill inmates cost ...

The article entitled “ACLU Calls for Immediate Resignation of Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Thorough Federal Investigation” published online by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) proffered pertinent issues relative to alleged abuse, brutality, violence and violations to human rights reportedly perpetuated by the deputies of Sheriff Lee Baca to the inmates of the Los Angeles County Jail. As noted, accounts from eyewitnesses, chaplains, and even testimonies from inmates revealed that a culture of violence has been constantly applied to the inmates by the sheriff’s deputies who allegedly allow, inflict, and even encourage “deputy-on-inmate assaults, ...

Inmate Rights

Inmate Rights and Prisons Part 1: Supreme Court decisions Helling v. McKinney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993). A Nevada state prisoner McKinney filled a suit against prison officials claiming that his uncontrolled exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) from his cellmates violated the Eighth Amendment. He argued that the second hand smoke from some of his cellmates especially one who smoked five packs a day presented unreasonable risk to his health, therefore subjecting him to cruel punishment (Supreme Court Media 2014). At the time, the Eighth Amendment “deliberate indifference” only applied to current medical conditions and not future ...

Prisoners' Right to Vote in the UK and the Need for the Current law Reforms

Voting is the most common way of choosing leaders in the continents. Voting rights are the privileges given to those who have acquired the requirements to vote, for example, attaining the required age of eighteen years. However, restrictions are placed on some people as prisoners and ex-members of parliament. A case in point is observed in the UK where prisoners are denied the right to vote. This may be a major setback to the social life of those citizens behind bars, but may also act as a control measure for security reasons in the state of UK. Issuing the inmates with a ...

(1) Kris’s file: Upon review of the file containing Kris’s details and my subsequent research to ascertain the truth therein, it is true that he is now 25 years of age. The information I have also confirms that while he was 13 years old, he was charged with battery and later on placed on probation. Further information, according to my research, confirms that Kris was again charged with criminal trespass and again placed on probation. This is his third probationary sentence he is facing, although his first upon attaining the age of adulthood. However, the information ...

Inmate Rights

Inmate Rights and Prisons Part 1: Supreme Court decisions Helling v. McKinney (91-1958), 509 U.S. 25 (1993). A Nevada state prisoner McKinney filled a suit against prison officials claiming that his uncontrolled exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) from his cellmates violated the Eighth Amendment. He argued that the second hand smoke from some of his cellmates especially one who smoked five packs a day presented unreasonable risk to his health, therefore subjecting him to cruel punishment (Supreme Court Media 2014). At the time, the Eighth Amendment “deliberate indifference” only applied to current medical conditions and not future ...

The United States has a serious prison problem, and the problem is not the prisoners. The US locks up its citizens at rates higher than the rest of the world. Statistics show that time spent behind bars is not always effective in rehabilitating prisoners. One study showed that prisons were “failing to deter repeat criminals in 41 states” (Johnson, 1). California was included in this study as a state not doing a good job in rehabilitating criminals. In Orange County, the same problem exists. Orange County needs to reassess its prison system and find a way to do a better job in rehabilitation inmates ...

Introduction

The Ashley Smith case was ruled as a homicide by a 5-judge bench in 2013, 6 years after the after the 19-year old inmate with mental problems killed herself in a secluded prison cell. In passing the judgement, the jury came up with 104 recommendations (nationalpost.com, 2013). While I agree with nearly all of the recommendations, I shall discuss three of them and three others among the few that I disagree with. I agree with the following “That Smith’s experience within the correction system be taught as a case study to all Correctional Service management and staff at all levels” (nationalpost.com, ...

Should we rape the rapist? Should we torture the criminals? Is Vengeance the right approach? Should criminals be reformed or executed? These questions crop up often especially when an inmate is executed. Death Penalty or capital punishment is a contested concept mainly on the basis of ethics and fundamental rights. There are arguments and equally strong counterarguments depicting the irrelevance of this practice. Those who are against the death penalty argue that human life is valuable and even the worst offenders shouldn't be deprived of their lives. In addition, everybody has the 'right to life' and death penalty deprives a person ...

Introduction

Parole refers to the release of a prisoner after they have completed their prison sentence. It occurs at some point during the imprisonment where most prisoners will be eligible for release on parole. It involves an agreement made by prisoners where they comply with certain conditions given to them before they complete their maximum sentence period. Basically, parole does not mean that prisoners have been set free or that they have completed their sentence, they are still under strict supervision and if they engage in any criminal activity they will be taken back for imprisonment. Parole however differs from an ...

The media has put a lot of emphasis on the criminal systems in the United States. There are different views regarding the performance of correctional facilities in delivering their basic purpose of correcting the behavior of criminals. In America jails are viewed as correctional facilities that serve the purpose of correcting the jailed criminals. The courts have the mandate of sentencing an accused criminal if proved guilty to a jail term depending on the crime committed. As much as there is a need to isolate the criminals from other members of the society, jails are viewed to be correctional facilities. At the ...

Abstract

The paper reviews the extremely high rates of prison population per capita in the U.S. compared with other countries (e.g. in Europe) and the equally high recidivism rates that see the U.S. prison population growing, whereas other countries are able to bring their inmate numbers down. Evert (2010) – an ex-correctional officer – describes previous mistakes made in U.S. rehabilitation policies and methods, but sees rehabilitation as of utmost importance. Miceli (2009), having analyzed rehabilitation programs in Rhode Island, concludes that under-funding and lack of resources have hampered the effectiveness of rehabilitation to date. Ward et al. (2013) draw comparisons between ...

Introduction

USA has the highest percentage of prison population than any other country in the world. Over the last 35 years, USA has seen a boom in the rate of incarceration by increasingly relying on its strategy of building and filling prisons for crime reduction. USA took about 160 years to gather its first 1 million inmates and another 1 million just took 12 years. It is estimated the prison population witnessed a 321% hike between the years 1980-2000 when the total number of prisoners went from 315,956 to 1,329,367 (Kovandzic & Vieraitis, 2006). Statistics show that prison population has ...

Law and order – have always preserved the world from total chaos. From the dawn of the civilization special rules, which were later developed into laws were created to regulate the relations between different individuals within the state. This is the only way to keep things in the society under the control. Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine the world without jurisdiction, modern criminalistics and forensic science and other essential bodies that control order and justice within the country. As a result specific correctional institutions were created. There are two main types – jails and prisons. The only difference between them ...

Correctional Casework & Counseling

The analysis of this group of five members reveals that they are at the transitional stage of rehabilitation. This is because they have voluntarily offered themselves for a counseling process. Being at the transitional stage, the greatest concern in this case is candidates’ consent to the program and the effective adoption of the counseling process. “It is sometimes hard for inmates to accept any training program” (Voorhis, 2011). The main issues with these group members is that they originate from diverse backgrounds, hence getting them to appreciate one another may prove difficult. Effective management of this group will require the ...

The influx of prisoners into the jails of Los Angeles County has caused its population to increase significantly over the last few months. This has forced the officials to look for places in the Central valley to house the prisoners. The program, “realignment”, has led to the relocation of more than 5,000 prisoners who would have otherwise been housed in jails in Los Angeles. The jail system of the county is the largest in the nation and currently has a population of around 18,600 prisoners. Overcrowding will be a problem if the officials fail to find other locations for ...