Essays on Prison Reform

This study aims to identify reasons for growth in female prison population in China and propose possible solution to the problem. One of the difficulties of this study is that little research and data is available on China’s women in prisons.

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Female offenders constitute a small fraction of total number of people in China, however this number is dramatically increasing which is alarming and cannot be negotiated. According to the statistics provided by Institute for Criminal Policy Research, the percentile of female population in prisons significantly increased over last years ("China | World Prison Brief", 2016). Number of women ...

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 ...

The article by Jamelle Bouie was written amidst the recent riots that just occurred in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray who died while in police custody. Janelle’s article captures the events that followed after what Baltimore residents considered as police brutality from the street riots, looting and burning of buildings, a curfew placement and declaration of a state of emergency. Jamelle also explains Baltimore’s failed past decisions that were made over 100 years ago that define the riots in Baltimore. The audience in this article is not directed to any group of people specifically. Anyone can read ...