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In eleven pages a state college in the Northeast is examined in terms of various programs within its department of Political Scien...

In seven pages this paper examines the substitution of prison time with halfway houses in terms of effectiveness and finds some of...

In eighteen pages this paper discusses a proposed program and financial plan for the prevention of inmate suicides in prison. Eig...

The writer discusses so-called boot camps as possible alternatives to prisons. The writer examines the goals of the programs, pres...

In fifteen pages this research paper presents a literature review regarding programs for long term prison inmates and their famili...

because of their greater medical needs (Himelstein, 1993). A survey by the Rand Corporation found that longer jail terms cannot e...

becomes the victim. By restricting the options and freedoms of the individual, control is thought to be maintained. The student ...

This research paper offers an overview of literature relating to overcrowding in the US prison system. The topics covered include ...

In ten pages prison systems and drug use are examined in a discussion of penal system drug addiction program implementation. Four...

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

1880s, Folsom Prison has spent decades as "a squalid, antiquated mess. But its problems have become acute in the past ten years, a...

to become productive citizens upon their ultimate release back into society. Advocates of these programs have long argued how the...

in prison (Biniok, 2004). They contend that the costs of electronic supervision are unacceptable, even that such supervision viol...

terms of their parole (Pew Center, 2010). Nobody knows exactly what kinds of prison programs would definitely reduce recidivism r...

roots. Prison labor offers a way for prisoners to earn money while learning a trade, but with these prisons profiting on such chea...

largely attributable the "War on Drugs," which has tripled the number of inmates held since the 1980s (Foster, 2006). However, sin...

these miscreants. However, it is often the case that the punishment is not enough. Sexual predators-until more credible research i...

the federal courts to mandate minimum rights for prisoners" (Platt, 1999, p. 237). But by the 1990s, prison reform had died out a...

Ron Wiebe (2000) flatly states that the major security problem that prisons face is "contraband control and the management of drug...

accountable. In one of his most memorable works, Great Expectations (1860-1861), Dickens tackled the social hypocrisy that was ru...

considered weak and pathetic. In particular, those who are pedophiles stand a very real chance of being killed, maimed, raped and ...

judges who rule that jails are overcrowded create a situation there the county or jurisdiction must act quickly. Overcrowding is q...

first institution listed in regards to male offenders, which is the James V. Allred prison unit, located just outside of Wichita F...

understanding of the way in which the current system, is failing to serve not only the prison population, but the total population...

are not always paragons of virtue; they may use methods of unfair intimidation against certain inmates while allowing the actions ...

recent national-level data reveal that gang members account for a very small proportion of any individual prison system" (Trulson,...

he were tidying up and cleaning his cell, it is unlikely that he would strew items about. Rather, it is quite likely that he woul...

system is the easier it is to accomplish that goal. In some way, prison is a deterrent in and of itself, but that is debatable. If...

a company rather than career corrections officers, they are underpaid, demoralized, and the turnover is high (Friedmann, 1999). Pr...

While the region was relatively rural and it ultimately existed on the outskirts of the county, with many dirt roads and limited a...