Public Concern Grows Public confidence in the prison system is not helped by the inhumane conditions to which prisoners are exposed, as described in the accompanying box. Prisoners who have suffered unjust treatment while serving their sentences are hardly candidates for rehabilitation. ... Nevertheless, inhumane treatment dehumanizes both the prisoners and those who mete it out. ... Tuberculosis among prisoners in Russia and some African countries attracts worldwide publicity, as does the neglect in the fields of medical treatment hygiene, and nutrition in many prisons around the world. ...

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IV. Introduction What is this whole idea about the Death Penalty? Is it really effective? " The death penalty is commonly defined as a punishment inflicted upon a criminal for a crime that they have committed." To some it is an inhumane way of solving crime. In most cases there is "usually a bru...

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I felt that it was her mission to shed light on the inhumane treatment of women and persons of alternate religious and political views through her writing. ... This brings us to the first major conflict in the memoir: Marina Nemat's belief that her incarceration at Evin prison by the Iranian government was unjust and inhumane. ... At Evin, Marina is subjected to inhumane conditions and the psychological turmoil of knowing that the remainder of her life would be spent within the prison walls. ...

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Deterrence Leslie Cantu: Fear of death deters people from committing crimes, proponents say. They also believe that if attached to certain crimes, the penalty of death exerts a positive moral influence by placing a stigma on certain crimes like manslaughter, resulting in attitudes of disgust and horror to such acts. Furthermore, retentionists insist that the deterrent influence of the death penalty reaches across state lines into jurisdictions that have abolished it, and so all benefit by its continued use. Perhaps this is the intended goal of the Violent Crime Control And Law Enforcement Ac...

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Prisoners are therefore protected against unequal treatment on the basis of race, sex, and creed (Lund, Lynn J., Deland, Gary, Gallaher, Sharon, and Bowker, Gary.) ... Any punishment that can be considered inhumane treatment or that violates the basic concept of a person's dignity may be found to be cruel and unusual. ... Inmates have the right to complain about prison conditions and voice their concerns about the treatment they receive. ... Inmates who need mental health care are entitled to receive that treatment in a manner that is appropriate under the circumstances. The treatment mu...

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However reformers such as John Howard attacked the prison conditions stating they were inhumane and full of disease (http://www.howardleague.org). ... The set time period is given to the offender and during this time they have to abide by certain rules such as; unpaid work, curfews, exclusions, drug rehabilitation and alcohol treatment (http://www.inbrief.co.uk). ...

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