Prison Essays

As a policy maker who wishes to promote rehabilitation (for nonviolent offenders) while effectively reducing the number of prisons and penitentiaries , it is essential to understand what possible factors influence violent crimes. Before you take steps to reduce prison funding and attempt to eliminate higher security facilities, it is absolutely necessary to ensure that […]

Many years ago, rehabilitation was a priority in the prison system. After the focus shifted to punishment, it was clear to see that rehabilitation is necessary in the criminal justice system. “Rehabilitation is the result of any planned intervention that reduces an offender’s further criminal activity, whether that reduction is mediated by personality, behavior, abilities, […]

In the eighteenth century and part of the nineteenth century, Great Britain had huge changes and went from an agrarian society to a capitalist society. This included changes in social and working conditions, people’s lifestyle, and urbanization. Great Britain had a population of 8.3 million people. The total population of people doubled to 16.8 million […]

“Ballad of Birmingham” No, baby, no you may not go. We’ve all probably heard this once in our life times. Our moms always think they know best and they always say the decisions they make are for our own good. In some cases that’s true but in others it isn’t. In the “Ballad of Birmingham” […]

Formal Writing-What organizations face a lack of attachment to wider society? What is lacking attachment? Lacking attachment is not having a link to something. Be it a material object or objects, or human life. In my opinion, one of the most severe issues illustrated in the Shawshank Redemption, a film directed by Frank Darabont, is […]

The Insanity of Edmond Dantes In the story The Count of Monty Christo by Alexander Dumar, Edmond Dantes is to become the captain of the ship Pharaon. He is framed for collaborating with a traitor. Edmond is sent to prison without a proper trial. The prison, Chateau d’If, is a terrible place. Dantes finds the […]

Question 1 A. The court structure in Kansas consists of four levels and they are the municipal court, district court, the court of appeals and the supreme court. All four levels are important and play slightly different roles depending on the crime. The municipal court is where people go when they have speeding, stop sign […]

Legalizing Marijuana The argument of whether to legalize marijuana or not is parallel to the age-old battle of Creationism vs. Evolution, everyone has his or her own opinion. Legalizing marijuana is social debate whose outcome could not possibly make everyone happy. This debate is filled with both pros and cons, and some would argue that […]

Panopticism Michael Foucault’s essay Panopticism was written much differently than other essays that I have read. Panopticism is intended to be, as mentioned by Hunter, a “meticulous tactical partitioning” (pg. 212). Foucault writes in such a different style then most of the authors that I have studied. He uses unique grammar and sentence structures that […]

There have been many books published solely on philosophy, and many more than that solely written about human nature, but very infrequently will a book be published that weaves these fields together as well as A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess. In this Book Burgess speculated on the fact “the significance of maturing by choice […]

This piece seems to me like an allegory of oral tradition. Hard Rock is, after all, a legend to all the prison inmates, and his exploits can only travel by word of mouth. That is perhaps why ‘WORD’ is given so much importance in the third stanza. It brings attention to the fact that all […]

Cool Hand Luke directed by the reputable Stuart Rosenberg and nominated for four Oscars is a tragic tale of an ordinary individual rising up the courage to oppose the establishment, thus becoming a hero. Cool Hand Luke weaves a rich tapestry of the prison life on both sides of the establishment and the injustices of […]

Intermediate sanctions are designed to give judges other sentencing options beside imprisonment or probation. These types of sanctions are less restrictive than imprisonment but more restrictive than probation. Intermediate sanctions are usually combined with imprisonment, probation, and each other. These sanctions are divided into two sub groups, judicially administered and probation administered. Judicially administered intermediate […]

“We ain’t thugs for the sake of just bein’ thugs. Nobody do that where we grew at N___, duh! The poverty line we not above. So I come in the mask and gloves ‘cause we ain’t feelin’ the love. We ain’t doin’ crime for the sake of doin’ crimes. We movin’ dimes ‘cause we ain’t […]

Three Strikes Law-Criminology Paper Cost Comparisons of the Three-Strikes Law Over the past several years, considerable debate has been centered on the well-publicized “three strikes and you’re out” policy. This law was put into place in the hopes of striking fear into the hearts of criminals by mandating harsher penalties. If these criminals are found […]

BASTILLE (from Fr. bastir, now bdtir, to build), originally any fortified building forming part of a system of defence or attack; the name was especially applied to several of the principal points in the ancient fortifications of Paris. In the reign of King John, or even earlier, the gate of Saint Antoine was flanked by […]

He befriends ‘Red’ a smuggler of contraband who gives Andy a rock hammer which Andy claims he will use to create chess pieces. Later Red also gets him numerous large posters of prominent celebrities such as Rata Worth and Marilyn Monroe. After showing skills with accounting Andy Is made the Warden’s financial assistant to assist […]

Others call onto question the actual legality of states delegating a moral responsibility to rehabilitate citizens to private firms. This and other legal issues should encourage states to also explore other prevarication solutions. Contracting out health care and other services may be the most pragmatic of solutions. Cost Comparisons Imprisoning citizens of a country has […]

The main social issue in this movie is justice. Andy was convicted and sentenced to serve two life sentences of both murders when he was in fact innocent of this horrendous crime. Being convicted of murder is an extremely serious crime. It is the most powerful of all norms and is known as taboo. Andy […]

The privy ate sector often used the prisoners as plantation and factory laborers. When the rise of labor organizations brought an end to this popular use of prison labor during the twentieth century, the private sector found other ways to continue its relationship with correctional institutions. For example, the private sector began providing many prisons […]

Many countries could never afford a budget so gage irately high for their entire Criminal Justice system let alone the Corrections aspect of it. These countries have had to make adjustments to their prison systems that are moor e cost effective. In the case of the Kronor Jail on the island of Paula, these changes […]

Prisons in America The development of the prisons in America has had and continues to have a huge impact on the American country. These prisons continue to expand and develop as time goes on. The American country adapts in ways that are not only beneficial but also in ways that are unfortunate as these prisons […]