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There appear to be many attempts to alleviate the problems of overcrowding, each implemented by individual states and communities,...

Even within the segregated unit there is a hierarchy: "People charged with rape and other sex crimes will attack child sex predato...

vital option again during the 1980s and early 1990s for several reasons, the first of which was the existence of a general sociopo...

fewer than 200,000 inmates (Golembeski and Fullilove, 2005). The Washington Post reported on December 1, 2006 that the U.S. prison...

(Kopel, 1995). Another article supports the notion that the majority of offenders in prison are not violent ("Crime," 1998). Ther...

Kafka story in respect to Foucaults ideas. II. Foucaults Conception of Law First, it is important to note that Foucault was ...

of that abuse to his superiors. As horrific as the problem was, it can be contended that a series of critical decisions spanning ...

and as such this book clearly offers insights. The next issue concerns an inmates need to experience respect, hope and saf...

Reiman seems much more forthright and confrontational than Kennedy.. Reiman points out that despite such things as the "three str...

(Reiman, 2006, p. 16). This means that although the overall number of prisoners has increased, the percentage in jail for violent ...

is interesting to note that while increased efforts to incarcerate people have not proven necessarily effective, there are still m...

training" (Murphy, 2005, p. 23). As a prisoner, the author observed prison culture from the perspective of a participant. Various ...

Rehabilitation is only one reason for punishment. Other reasons go to retribution, deterrence and social control. Prisons do provi...

be addressing morality, with little mention of religion, for morality must be accepted and embraced in society regardless of relig...

hesitate to say what he believed and never compromised" (Thomas Mott Osbornes Within Prison Walls). In 1913, Osborne "was appoi...

care is a basic survival need. Without adequate health care, they could and sometimes do die. There is empirical evidence that the...

Prisoners spend as much as 22 hours a day in their cells, and the cells are now overcrowded (Weinstein and Cummins). The prisoner...

brings up the question as to "What kind of society could justify locking up so many of its young men," who are the principle demo...

in the abuse at Abu Ghraib. Although attempts have been made to blame this abuse on "low-level personnel" at the facility rather ...

of ethnic minorities in the prison system in the modern era. In his work Stigma: Notes on the Management of Soiled Identity, Goff...

or orchestrate the smuggling of more contraband" (16). In another state, the state of Arkansas, "Prison officials...see the spread...

sentences imposed throughout the U.S., data from the Department of Justice indicates that recidivism rates are extremely high, as ...

after which he cleans the room, which is his "job," apparently, in the prison (Myers, 2007). After that, he goes to the exercise r...

13 counseling teams, comprised of a "psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, nurse and secretary" (Younkman, 2003). Each team h...

under the Constitution as well as the U.S. Code. In Colorado, however, false imprisonment may be a misdemeanor or a felony, depen...

2008). When aboriginal women are imprisoned their families are left even more dysfunctional than before. Furthermore, reg...

them locked up securely; however, they also note there is a need "to stick with our philosophy of humanization" (Alvarez, 2005). T...

remain marginalized; when it comes to choice, few believe they have any options at all (Street, 2007). Street notes that whites, a...

offer "equitable access to 31 faiths, including Baptist, Jewish, Native American and Rastafarian" (Padgett, 2004, p. 50). Neverthe...

in ideology about punishment, there is often changes in types of crimes committed. The most common reason for arrests in the 1800...