Essays on Inmates

Teen drug addiction is a major problem present in the society, and delinquent youth often end up relapsing into their addiction after they have been undergoing treatment and have stayed in a correctional facility. It is true to the extent that many youths who have been admitted to juvenile correctional facilities have faced educational, financial and family issues which have made them delinquent and residing to drugs. Amongst those in the facility and under judicial orders were those, who were regular drug abusers and were found guilty on multiple occasions. Relapsing into a former condition will have various factors ...

Culture: Multicultural Issues in Corrections

Question One Correctional officers must strive to build rapport with inmates from all backgrounds while remaining neutral to all backgrounds. I would create rapport with inmates from diverse cultures by providing innovative and bold leadership through cross-cultural knowledge and advocacy, respect, and empathy for various cultural perspectives. Furthermore, I would incorporate conceptions of cultural diversity to improve the spirit and harmony at the correctional facilities. I would try to learn some of their cultural practices and values so as to know how to deal with them based on their cultural inclinations (“National Commission on Correctional,” n.d). Yes, cultural competence ...

Human rights are fundamental for any individual anywhere in the world. The world is always changing and transforming to meet the needs of the increasing globalization and internationalization. In essence, different countries have different sets of human rights. However, there are universal human rights established by international organizations, most notably the United Nations. They are mostly the fundamental freedoms. They include the freedoms of speech, religion, association, expression, and the right to life. Everyone is entitled to these rights, and there are disciplinary measures for countries or leaders who commit crimes that violate the fundamental rights. However, a select ...

The Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) is the statute that allows for the recovery of damages against the United States (Cann 487). This Act allows prisoners of the federal government and pretrial detainees in federal correction facilities to file lawsuits against the United States if a federal officer injures them. The Federal Torts Claims Act enables a litigant to sue the federal government over torts committed by its employees (Cann 487). The United States has no qualified immunity under this Act. It is important to note that the Act does not limit a noncitizen from suing the federal government. ...

Should prisons be privatized?

Prison privatization is sustained by claims that facilities that are privately operated are cost effective at ensuring the provision of services compared to public institutions. Other evidence show that this assertion is not supported while others do. In addition, when turned into a for-profit industry, a few challenges will accompany incarceration centers. The following points argue for and against prison privatization Fiscal savings through cost containment: People who support private prisons assert that the private sector is saving the available resources through great efficiencies. Safety and services: Advocates claim that prison privatization has been successful in other industries with ...

The rise in imprisonment in America over the past years has risen at an alarming rate. The United States of America prison population has increased from about three hundred thousand inmates in the 1970’s to over one million inmates in recent years. Statistics show that America has the highest number of inmates in the world (Pfaff 173).The so-called “war on drugs ” which attracted long prison sentences has acted as a major factor contributing to the increase in the prison population (Golembeski 1702). Between the years 2003 and 2010, the prison population rate in the state of Georgia ...

The influx of drug-related criminals is the main cause of overcrowding in most correctional institutions across in the United States and specifically Texas. Offenders' numbers related to other crimes such as homicide, robbery, and burglary have remained steady over the number of years, but drug-related offenders are increasing leading to a high number of them behind bars in prisons across Texas. The problem is captured in a study by the state government which found out that six of ten prisoners in the state and federal facilities are convicted of drug possession or drug abuse charges. As such, this means ...

Shaw v. Murphy 532 U.S. 223 (2001)

While Kevin Murphy was in the Montana State Prison, he became aware that a fellow inmate had been charged with assaulting an officer. He wrote and sent a letter to the prisoner offering to assist the accused inmate with I legal defense. However, as is the norm in prison the letter was intercepted and on the basis of the content of the letter, Murphy was sanctioned by the prison for violating the prison rules that prohibit insolence and interference with the due process hearings. Following the sanctions, Murphy sought a declaratory and ...

Introduction

Culture is the shared traditions, norms, values, arts, and the history shared by a certain group of people, and which is usually passed from one generation to another. These cultures may influence how these people access services and resources from professionals. Culture changes how people view the world and the role they play in the world. Culture shapes personal and group values and attitudes. This also includes perceptions regarding themselves their beliefs, myths and misconceptions (Murtha & O'Connor, 2011). Understanding culture helps professionals to avoid typecasts and any biases that may arise in their line of duty and may undermine ...

Introduction

The security of correctional staff is one of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. prison department due to the risks present in such settings. The safety of the officers on duty can be improved using the relevant technologies and systems as they make them flexible and their work easier. This essay examines the security issues affecting corrections human resources and proposes the Internet Protocol (IP) video surveillance system as one of the best strategies that can be used by prison administrators to deal with such threats.

Security of Correctional Officers

According to the research that was conducted by the Sentencing Project (2015), over ...

Abstract

The issue of how criminals are sentenced and treated is a problem within in the United States and around the world. The sentence given for a crime that is committed is not always equal from one state or region to another. Diversion programs are therefore a method that have been created to offer a second chance to first-time offenders and youthful offenders that are deemed worthy of a second chance. These programs are designed to be supervised and carried out by certified and experienced professionals at the behest of the court, and are meant to curb any and all ...

Introduction

Aging and elderly offenders are a growing demographic within the correctional management system of justice. The increased proportion of prison inmates over the age of 50 is a significant trend that has taxed the system in both economic and sociological ways. Elderly criminal offenders have different requirements than younger inmates, as many studies on gerontology have demonstrated. Among these requirements, the medical health needs of inmates who are declining physically is a prominent concern. Psychological and social factors also assume more significance in the elderly population, whether they are first-time offenders or have been imprisoned for decades. As the ...

There is a lot of debate in the government and scholarly sphere when it comes to when to and how to incarcerate people. A subdivision of that argument comes down to the actual housing that a prisoner is kept in while they are in prison. One method that is used for inmates who commit certain acts, either inside of or outside of prison, is solitary confinement. While this is deemed to be a way to prevent a prisoner from being a danger to others or even himself/herself while in prison, there are many that say that solitary confinement for ...

The prison has become a much more dangerous place since the coming in power of California’s big four gangs. Prisoners are being forced into doing their bidding while they involve these unwilling participants in drug trafficking, contraband smuggling, and assaults. The same is what professor Vasquez says in lecture 2 for week 1, that if they order a crime; the inmates have to get it done. In case they refuse, they have to face ‘consequences’. The urgency to take action on these prison gang members is because they have the power to be extremely notorious and they never ...

Psychological testing was developed to examine the cognitive and behavioral aspects of a patient. A variety of tests have been created to evaluate the individual to determine either the diagnosis of the individual or simply to attain an assessment or evaluation of the individual. Each test discussed below can provide advantages to the forensic setting. The validity and reliability of these tests have been extensively evaluated and are discussed. 1. Mental Status Exam The Mental Status Exam (“MSE”) is used to evaluate a patient’s mental functions and behaviors. The MSE was created as a tool for clinical psychologists ...

Questions and Answer

In order to find the connection between these three terms, first we need to define them. The rule of law, as per Zun, Nollkaemper and Peerenboom (12), denotes the legal principle that accounts for the need of a nation to be governed by law. In other words, it reflects the unlimited exercise of power through subjecting it to well-defined, as well as established laws; laws entrenched in a given constitution of the nation at hand. On the other hand, legitimacy denotes lawfulness of any given thing, and lawful here means it adheres to the laws of a given country’ ...

Abstract

The United States tops the list of the country with the highest number of incarcerated individuals. According to statistics released by the U.S Department of Justice, more than two million Americans were censored to be incarcerated with the local jail or prison. In late 1960, the United States realized the pressure overcrowding was impacting on the taxpayers. The government was spending a lot of money to take care of an individual in prison. Overcrowding led to the demand for better ways to deal with lawbreakers without necessarily taking them to prison, hence community-based correctional program. This paper analyses the ...

International Human Rights Law and Prisons in Africa

Term Paper 4500 words

Introduction

The International Centre for Prison Studies’ World Prison Brief, in its report suggested that over 10 million individuals are formally incarcerated in prison and correctional facilities around the world. According to the same Brief, even more are held in either military facilities where they are detained or in security or police facilities without any specific legal process underway. There are three categories that the United States’ (U.S). Government has for humanitarian and human rights concerns as they relate to these individuals who are housed in a detention facility that is; 1. unsafe in terms of ...

Introduction

The prison system in the United States has followed a system where prisoners are locked away from the rest of society and their families never to be seen nor heard from ever again, it has become a common theme with prison systems. Prisoners are forbidden to see their families, watch movies, and have certain times when items need to be returned so as to eliminate a possible threat against prison staff; many prisons in many states have restricted the rights of all prisoners. Prisoners in California prisons are a shining example of said treatment, it has gotten to the ...

Response to Daryle Ryan

I agree with Ryan when he says that the best approach to helping drug offenders to reform is not locking them up in large institutions but rather in small units. For, when in small facilities, they are more likely to get individualized attention and supervision from the prison officers. This way, their rehabilitation process will be hastened and hence they will also feel that there is concern about their reentry back into the society. Hence, as Schmalleger (2016) notes, there has to be a change in management and administration of these institutions if the inmates are to stand a ...

Introduction

The question of racial discrimination in the legal system of the United States is a sought after topic despite limited evidence to support its existence at present. Although the nation once participated in discriminatory practices in the past, the majority of the activities ceased during the last few decades. Despite sweeping developments in recent years, the news never grows old while reporting a possible aberration. This research paper examines the evidence of data available in the books against the media reports which claim the rampant existence of racial discrimination. Each section in this research paper will raise question regarding ...

Prison movie of choice

The prison movie of choice is the Shawshank Redemption. The movie is set to be in the 1950s – 60s. Although there was some initial doubt on how the movie would fit into modern day prison and fit into the textbook’s definition, it had a few surprising links (Schmalleger, 2015). The prison as a reformation center in the textbook finds relevance in the later part of the movie with Andy opening the new library dedicated to Brooks. The inmates taking their high school diploma exams, the warden’s initiative to use prison force outside the prison to engage in ...

Historical Origins of Correctional Enterprise

Correctional systems are institutions for rehabilitating criminals. They include prisons and community- based systems. After being convicted in court, criminals may spend time in correctional systems away from friends and family. There are different types of correctional systems classified according to the government level in which they function: private, local, state or federal. They can also be classified according to the level of security, age, and gender (Waldron, et al. 2009). Most correctional systems run Correctional Enterprise programs that provide opportunities for prisoners to learn new skills, be productive, and responsible. This initiative’s objective is to instill values ...

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Prison establishment: concerns and issues

Over the last five years, the number of female inmates in US prisons has increased twice as that of the men. In the last decade, the numbers of correctional facilities that house both men and women have also risen. Though there were fears as to the possible repercussions of ‘blending’ male and female inmates in one institution, the changes that were evinced were for the better rather than for the worse. In one instance, noticeable improvements were seen in the conduct of the male inmates. However, some of the inmates have engaged in sexual relations with each other. ...

The paper will compare and contrast the custodial model of incarceration of the United States (U.S.) and the rehabilitation model of the United Kingdom (UK). Therefore, I will recommend which of these models is best suited to reduce the rate of recidivism.

Similarities

These models are similar in a couple of ways. First, both of them allow the correspondence or visitation of inmates in prison facilities (Hjalmarsson et al. 2011). Inmates are, therefore, free to communicate with their family members and friends through the phone or visits. Moreover, the incarceration and rehabilitation models offer medical services to inmates. These services ...

Eugenics is defined by Coutts and McCarrick (1995, p.163) as the methods used in perfecting the human race thorough genetic technologies or the traditional genetic selection (Sparrow, 2010, p.288). But this definition was twisted to defend the enhancement of human beings by sterilizing those who are considered to be inadequate (Coutts and McCarrick, p.1995, p.163). The definition of an inadequate genetic heredity was defined by the 1924 Virginia Eugenical Sterilization Act to include feeblemindedness and sexual promiscuity, which is believed to be be passed on to the next generation (Claude, 2004). The first test subject for the sterilization law ...

Individuals who are arrested, are sent to a correctional facility for housing. Once they have been admitted into the doors of that facility, they are put through a process. The process can take several days to complete and will help to facility understand that inmate. Once the inmate has completed the lengthy intake process, they will be classified into the system. On the first day of intake, an inmate will be fingerprinted, picture taken, and identification will be revealed and put into the prison database. The inmate will get an identification tag with their assigned ID number. Mental and ...

Introduction

In all lifestyles, and in every species, the congregation of a select type is a common phenomenon. Despite the sophistication and technology, humankind is no different. There are unwritten criteria for all job applications, school admissions, and even military recruitment. The theory of strength in numbers runs deep among human beings since the advent divisions based on class and color. Racial profiling is the act of singling out a particular community of people to discriminate against. In the United States, racial profiling has two sides to the story. There are legitimate actions termed as racial profiling by people who ...

Response to Luciann Mendez:

I would tend to disagree with this student, as we see more of a roller coaster effect happening with crime rates, even by their own admission. Crime rates have certainly increased since 1941, but they have decreased when one compares 1991 to 2010. I believe it is most likely that we will continue to see rates rise then fall again, as we have seen in previous decades. According to this student, the arrest rate per 100,000 people per year in 2012 was 3,888.2 arrests. According to the FBI website, in 2014 the same rates had dropped to ...

California in 1851 initiated its first correctional institutions that were run by the state. CDCR’s history can be fully traced to 1912 when it was called California State Detentions Bureau(California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation, n.d.”). Then in 1951 the name changed to California Department of Corrections, and then in 2004 changed its name to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (California Department of Correction & Rehabilitation, n.d.”). Currently the CDCR is managed by Secretary Scott Kernan and Ralph M. Diaz who is the Undersecretary (“CDCR Executive Staff, n.d.”). The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is ...

Abstract:

Inside West Virginia, within the state of Mt. Olive, the overcrowding of mentally ill patients is so great—even greater than those patients staying in the state psychiatric hospitals of Huntington and Westin. It has become the mental institution of Southern United States. The author of this article has experienced how it was to work within the psychiatric ward of the jails at Mt. Olive. This overcrowding, however, has affected the chances of seriously mentally ill patients of being cured from their illness, since the physical environment is very important when providing them with peace, quietness and solitude. It ...

Architecture and any other form of artistry call for the following of certain processes for an artist to achieve given artistic goals. This theme is clearly seen through Gilles Deleuze’s “The Diagramme” and Michel Foucault’s “Panopticism”. In both cases, the aspect of organization is emphasized on with Foucault suggesting a more structured approach to artistry, while Deleuze calls for the establishment of a more liberal architectural thought. Panopticism by Foucault is a concept of how power can be centralized and applied in architectural work. Based on the early practices of cities hit by plagues, Foucault explains that ...

Introduction

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions are approaches that use soft instruments to correct or enhance behavioral characteristics of individuals, either to comply with society expectations or to unlearn a particular behavior. A person with a drugs problem may be trained to handle the urges of taking drugs and avoidance of risky situations, with an aim of solving the problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy, commonly referred to as CBT, teaches the subjects a new set of skills designed to increase awareness of thoughts and emotions of an individual. The idea is to re-empower the individual to understand how certain exposures to situations, people ...

Abstract

The proposed study will delve into how the contemporary federal security agents can successfully combat the terrorist organizations within the United States penitentiaries. In particular, the study will aim at contributing to the body of knowledge regarding fighting the domestic terrorism, that is, the terrorism originating from the state and federal correctional facilities. The study will also aim at helping the federal agents avert the recruitment and radicalization of the inmates inside the United States prisons. The study will utilize the survey research design due to its cost effectiveness, generalizability, and efficiency. The research participants will include the security ...

INTRODUCTION

Human civilization has come a long way since it first began establishing communities and attempted to establish law and order. The reality is that there have always been criminals; people who for one reason or another break the laws established and require consequences for their actions. One of the most controversial discussions throughout history is what are the best means to admonish the offenders, protect law-abiding citizens and send a message of deterrence to other would-be offenders. That being said many different approaches to addressing offenders who commit crimes have existed throughout the ancient world to present day. One ...

What is considered a serious medical need, how prison authorities make this determination?

In a correctional facility, prisoners have different health related issues. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the jail authorities to determine the validity of the numerous health cases as some prisoners always fake being sick. A prisoner is considered to have a severe medical need if he or she has been diagnosed by a physician (Scott, 2010). The physician should carry out tests on the prisoner to determine if the prisoner is indeed sick. In the case a prisoner feels ill; the prisoner should report to the prison authority this medical condition. Besides, the prison authorities should act promptly ...

The rates of suicides have gone higher in the local prisons and are attributed to the leading cause of deaths to the serving inmates. A report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that up to 34% of deaths witnessed in the local USA prisons are self-inflicted. Indeed, this is a significantly higher rate considering that prisons are correctional facilities that work towards behavioral change than to cause fatalities (Tartaro, & Lester, 2010). In yet another indication, BJS statistics reveal that the death toll out of self-inflicted deaths is on the rising spree, and is expected to increase shortly. ...

I am a new warden who has just been assigned to a closed-security. This facility has experienced an increase in the number of escapes and assaults on both inmates and staff. I have been assigned to rectify the situation. As the officer in charge, I will begin by setting priorities that will guide me through the resolution process. For this case, my priorities will be as follows:

Prevent the escape of inmates

Reduce the number of assaults among inmates Decrease the number of assaults on staff Provide education and counseling to inmates and staff to minimize future incidences. The growing number of assaults on ...

The United States sought to privatize prisons due to the cost of incarceration which had increased as a result of the increase in prison population. The government wanted to save money yet the capacity of prisons was increasing. Private corporations had the ability to build prisons and manage prison services at a lower cost that the government.

Private prisons boomed in the United States in the 1980’s but this was not the

beginning of private prisons in America. States throughout America had privatized prison labor at various times throughout the nineteenth century. Kentucky was the first state to actually privatize the whole operation of a prison facility in 1825. Many states followed Kentucky, however, ...

Community members risk a great risk of getting themselves hurt at the hands of people prone to violence. The relevance of the study is that it highlights what is instrumental in determining the extent to which mentally ill and violent individuals are likely to pose risk to members of communities, be they prison, hospital or standard civilian groups of people. The literature review will include a board concept of community. Samuel (2015) defined the concept of community as applicable to a human group sharing a geographical area. Following this logic, the notion is possible to apply to patients and ...

When power is granted to an individual to exert over another, interesting things can happen. The balance of authority is often tenuous and can be navigated if the semblance of order is respected and followed. When that order is ignored and the authority is placed in the hands of those who seek to use it for personal gain however, the balance is quickly lost. The Stanford Prison Experiment shows how absolute power corrupts absolutely. Seeking to display the very real situations that occur between prison guards and convicts, a study was conducted at Stanford University in 1971 to test ...

Summary

Angela Yvonne Davis was born in Alabama in1944. She is a renowned educator, author, and social activist in the United States of America. Davis devoted most of her time to championing for different social causes as manifested by her participation in activities of the Black Panther Movement and Civil Rights Movement. Davis has a particular interest in inmates; therefore, she has been instrumental in promoting prisoners’ rights. She founded and worked with Critical Resistance, an organization that takes care of the affairs of detainees, particularly attempting to eliminate the prison-industrial complex. Angela’s views and activities are sometimes considered ...

Dehumanization in the America’s prisons hinders some of the offenders from getting justice. Importantly, some inmates serve long sentences for nonviolent crimes such as minor drug offenses (Bibas, 2015). This aspect leads to overcrowding in the America’s prisons, which may affect the health of the prisoners negatively. Ideally, some inmates suffer from disease and disorders that arise due to overcrowding. Dehumanization leads to an increase in violence, which violates their legal and justice rights (Slambrouck, 1998). Intimates who face mistreatments such as brutal beating, assaults from federal officers and fellow intimates do not get justice. Such injustice ...

Crime is an act committed in violation of the law and is punishable. However, just because people fall into such situations does not necessarily mean that they are not human and, therefore, criminals should get respect under the law, just like any other person. For this reason, sentencing and correctional reform program were developed in the US with Pennsylvania being the initiator of the operation. In 1787, Pennsylvania Prison Society was established with the principal obligation to mend the living conditions of inmates and refinement in prison. There exist some bodies that joined this movement towards achieving the same ...

Critical Thinking and Ethics

June 3rd, 2016

I feel that the principles and the rules of critical thinking are applicable to ethical reasoning. There are three main areas to consider when it comes to decision making. These areas include obligations, moral ideals, and consequences. When all of these areas are applied to a problem, the critical thinking will allow a person to come up with an ethical solution. One example is when doctors harvest the organs from inmates that are on death row. This makes it easy to see where the problems might occur. When a person understands all of the consequences of ...

Criminal justice organization faces complex and major challenges. It is worth noting that the criminal justice organization is responding to the challenges through diverse initiatives. The chronic health issue is one of the problems affecting the criminal justice organization. This is linked to the increase in operating costs. It is essential for the organization to comprehend the personal and health lives of the employees. One of the reasons for this concern is employee’s health. Analytically, the payout that the organization makes on chronic health issues has tremendously increased. It means that the resources which are meant to enhance ...

Capital punishment or the death penalty is one of the most contentious types of punishments in the United States of America. It is the type of punishment that puts to death an individual who is found guilty of a crime as a result of a legal trial. The implementation of the death penalty dates back to the 1600s but has undergone many reforms thereafter. The discharge of the death penalty is very uncommon because it is usually applied for crimes of aggravated murder. Because the public views the death penalty as too harsh, immoral, and inhumane, it has been ...

International Trends in Correctional Facilities

Private correctional facilities are gaining popularity by governments in many parts of the world. A private correctional facility (prison, detention or jail) refers to a place where individuals are physically in facilities provided by a third party or a private entity through contractual agreements with the local or national government. The government pays the private entity a monthly rate or per diem per prisoner. Privatization may also refer to take over of existing public correctional or the building of new facilities by private entities. Privatization dates back to the days of the American Revolution whereby Great Britain, US colonizers, ...

Children and youth in correctional institutions are extremely vulnerable. They come most often from disadvantaged families, and in many cases, they have experienced trauma or victimization before reaching the correctional institutions. The official role of the correctional institutions is to rehabilitate young delinquents (Davidson-Arad, Benbenisthy & Golan, 2009). Once in the care of the state, they should be protected from further victimization, and helped to overcome their traumas, so as to be reintegrated into the society successfully, and to become healthy and active members of their communities. However, in many cases, correctional institutions become the settings for new forms of ...

Introduction

Alternative sentencing makes way for committers of minor crimes and those with no criminal records to transform and comply with varied ethical standards as laid out by the state. With enhanced supervision as an alternative to incarceration, court administrators are involved in monitoring activities such as substance abuse treatment, random drug testing and community services performed by the offenders. The probation officers have to work closely with the Office of Community Corrections to ensure that the benchmarks set by the judges are met and that the offenders are able to contribute to long term growth and stability of the ...

Our country has managed to make it to the top of the list when we count nations with the greatest rates of incarceration amongst its population and of course, because of the same trend, the taxpayers are paying colossal sums of money to keep the crooks off the streets. We have finally realized that we should be working towards reducing the cost that the country incurs for the maintenance of its prison population, and we have already tried and tested the option of reducing the spending of the food, and the recreation of the prisoners and the option has ...

Introduction

The state of California has been making major budgetary cuts across all sectors of government. However, these reductions have not been applied equally to the different sectors. Regarding discretionary spending, a couple of areas have had different treatment especially during times of recession. When the monetary aid for higher education was condensed by the state of California, it decided to increase state prisons’ funding to a great extent. Even though the mentioned governmental areas are not directly linked, the ever enormously increasing financing of prisons contrasted to the constantly decreasing education funding has raised concern among citizens. This paper ...

Prison Funding vs. Education Funding

Introduction There is an increase in budget allocation in the prisons compared education spending. Both correction and education are vital for any state or country. It would be very hard for a country to survive without expenditure in prisons. As well, education is an essential need and speeds up the development of any country and therefore it is inevitable to survive without spending in schools. However, the budgets should be balanced. The will be achieved through mitigating the cases to reduce the criminals of the community. It will be a good step because the funds, which would otherwise be ...

Stanford Prison experiment took place at Stanford University in the year 1971 and it was conducted by Philip Zimbardo to find out the influence of social roles on our behavior. It was one of the landmarks of the human psychological study in response to subjected to captivity and to reveal to the world on the real circumstances of the prison life (Konnikovaet al., 2015). The intention of the experiment was to examine captivity, but the results it generated have proven useful in demonstrating the impression people’s obedience especially if provided with an idea that is legitimized and support ...

The Ensign amendment was established by the federal government in the year 1997, and it contains the policies and regulations that relate to the use of federal funds for prisoners. As by the law, the funds that are allocated by the federal authorities should not be used for distributing materials such as magazines, pamphlets, books, and other print media that may contain features of nudity. Although the Ensign Amendment prohibit the distribution of these pornographic materials to prisoners, implementation regulations exempted materials that contained nudity but illustrative of anthropological, educational, and medical context. In 1996, the Congress passed this ...

Mental Illness Among Criminals

The prison systems have been over populated by many criminals in our country. The increasing rate of prisoners who have been diagnosed with mental illness is increasing. Many criminals have either been diagnosed with mental illness before being arrested and put into prison or they were diagnosed with mental issues after being incarcerated. The inmates with mental illness while committing crimes may have done so because of their illness. The people who were incarcerated and then diagnosed could have had mental problems because of the prisons system they are now living in. It can cause inmates to become depressed, ...

Analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kessey

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a novel by Ken Kessey set in Oregon Psychiatric Hospital. The narrative of this novel portrays a study of human mind and institutional process. The novel also provides for a critic of celebration and behaviorism human principles. The main persona in this book is one Chief Bromden who is represented as a deaf and dumb person. Bromden is also a half-native American who is docile but gigantic. Bromden narrates a story of Randle Patrick McMurphy who was rebellious enough to face insanity so that he can be detained in a mental ...

Criminal Justice Setting: Federal Corrections

Role: Social Worker providing Case Management Services Of the 114 federal prisons existing today, 27 are for females. The average age of the female inmate is 28. 66% of female inmates are white. 18% of female inmates are not citizens of the United States. 28% of female inmates are Latino, and 29% are black. Women in prison serve an average of 78 months. There are currently 13,033 female inmates in federal prison and they include 6.7 % of the federal prison population. Most of these women in federal prison are poor, single mothers who are undereducated and unskilled. Every ...

African Americans have suffered from police brutality in the United States since time in memorial. It is disheartening to see unarmed African Americans suffer in the hands of white police with many either sustaining serious unimaginable injuries or even in extreme cases losing their lives. It is quite unclear how racial discrimination continues to haunt even the new century with more fatalities recorded in the civilized era where governments have enacted policies to protect each person from all sort of discrimination. Police brutality is and has been an increasingly notorious act of discrimination of the colored skin people, mostly ...

Abstract

Since the end of the Great Wars, the international community has worked double time to improve the human rights conditions of the public. Throughout the conflicts that transpired for years, citizens were persecuted in the most horrific means in order to gain information or punish the innocent. Several important conventions were established after the war to fight against these torture incidents such as the United Nations Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Convention. Many states are signatories of these Conventions; however, it is a question if these conventions can still be applicable today especially as several conflicts continue to ...