I do however it is worth a shot to give positive re-enforcement a fighting chance. I don't mean the type of re-enforcement put in place to pretend that things are good to please the critics. I am talking about actual sincere positive measures being taken to help promote rehabilitation and cut off repetitive violent characteristics. It is also possible to at least take an honest look at increasing the use of sentences that can be used in alternatives to prison sentences. .
Through my research I plan to examine the prison system, determine if reform is needed, to what extent, and provide possible solutions to reform certain methods that can be found as cruel and in violation of human rights.
Being removed from society.
Whether or not we think may know what it may be like to be taken from society and placed in jail, one can not even come close to truly understanding what it is like unless they actually experience it for themselves. For example, think back to childhood when your parents would send you to your room. Even if it was only for ten minutes, for that small period of time you felt like you were helpless and it almost seemed like time stood still. With that in mind one can only begin to imagine what it might be like to spend twenty-five years to life or even ten to fifteen months in a correctional facility. To try and create in my mind what an individual might go through upon entering prison I created a hypothetical situation. .
Imagine a nineteen-year-old male who was just convicted of for counts of break and entering. His motive regardless of how inexcusable that you believe it to be was to obtain money to help prevent his mother from losing their house. After standing in front of a judge who has no compassion for his situation he is sentenced in thirty-six months in a federal penitentiary (the most extreme prison environment). Through the use of three examples I will show how a fairly normal person can have their personalities and morals negatively changed as a result of a prison experience.
The film was actually film with in the walls of Folsom Prison. The movie is inspired by real life experiences. ... American Me, is a movie of choice, because it give an example on how prison life was back in the 1940s until present. ... It reflects the way they function in and outside of prison. The impact of the world with in the walls of the prison also reflects the life out on the streets. ...
CCA, runs the largest prison in the state called Idaho Correction Center or (ICC). ... Ethical and Legal Issues Whether some is a police officer, security officer or a prison guard there is an ethical and legal obligation to protect life and property in that order. ... Citizen for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) recently released a report calling for private prisons to face the same requirement to disclose as public prisons. ... Private prisons have the same obligations to provide the basic necessities of life, food, clothing, shelter, safety and medical care as their public r...
When mothers are sent to prison, their children are most likely to live with a grandparent or other relative (75.2%). ... Some care givers were angry with the mothers and believed they would not be able to maintain a substance-free life once released. ... With support, incarcerated mothers can continue to function as a part of their children's life while learning new ways of coping with stressors and preparing to face the emotional and financial demands that await them upon release. The majority of mothers in prison plan to reunite with their children when they are released. A mother ...
"The Reality of the Prison Walls; Fair or Unfair?" ... The prison system to him is considered "unjustified". ... He believes that the prisons are doing their jobs. ... I do not agree on the way that they prisons are run. ... Everyone should be given a fair chance at life and to live normal everyday. ...
The prisons are either right at their maximum capacity or they are exceeding it." ... In contrast short term solutions are strategies that can be implemented by prison managers to reduce overcrowding and improve conditions of the overcrowded prisons. ... Reducing tension may not correct the problem of overcrowding; however it will make prison conditions considerably better thus allowing prison managers and their subordinates to exercise greater control of the prisons. ... This of course could not be implemented in a high security prison or with any prisoners that pose a threat, but it would ...
Are Prison Reforming or Not! ... Some people question the effectiveness of prisons. ... "For them, prisons are like trade school. ... "Prison doesn't rehabilitate you at all,"" says Larry, who has spent much of his life in and out of jail. ... Of course, not all prisons operate that way. ...
The documentary, "The Farm: Life Inside Angola Prison", puts many faces on prisoners. ... Despite his long sentence, Ashanti embraced prison life in the best way possible; he became a counselor for new inmates and was involved in various programs and activities to better himself and to help him deal with reality behind bars. ... His goal was to redevelop his life and to do in prison everything that he should have done as a member of society. ... Also when he told them in the presentation not to give up, even for the inmates with life sentences, that should not let that influence them...
I realized throughout the video how horrid life would be to stay in prison. ... Louisburg Federal Prison was built in 1932. ... Prison life in general is a nightmare, and I feel that if a person has committed a crime out of his own will then he should deal with the consequence even if it is a life sentence. ... In the end you know that you are stuck behind a humongous wall where life is going on with out you on the other side. ... Some of these prisoners go to prison for life they die in prison, alone with out there family members with out there loved ones. ...
The Utah State Prison will soon be overrun by prisoners. ... We need to move the prison. Utah's prison is terrible. ... Some would argue that the prison should be kept away from (people). ... Over 1,000 volunteers regularly assist the inmates for the Department of Corrections and thanks to their help many prisoners have been able to adjust easily back into a normal, crime free life. ...