Essays on Prison

The Committee for the Study of Incarceration The Committee for the Study of Incarceration holds that the seriousness of the crime done and the degree of the offender's moral culpability should be the only criteria used to determine the severity of a sentence for a crime. The use of alternatives to...

Even though forced disappearances are against the law and are regarded as barbaric by the natives, they frequently happen in the Philippines. Human rights must be upheld in order to protect the dignity of the populace, states Republic Act Number 10353, which was authorized and published by the Philippine government....

After it was discovered that Miriam, a sixteen-year-old girl, was engaged in the distribution of pamphlets criticizing the police for their brutality toward the unarmed protestors, she was declared an enemy of the Stasi State. She attempted to cross the Berlin Wall by leaping, but was apprehended and held captive for...

Winston joined the Ingsoc movement after the same movement's revolt claimed the lives of his family. He developed a distaste for the Ingsoc way of life while working in the ministry of truth as an adult and believed he could alter the situation. He and Julia shared the same mentality,...

In the recent past, numerous instances of officers using excessive force when dealing with inmates in prisons around the globe have been documented. Despite denials made by some authorities regarding this subject, the issue has been established. Former prisoners have spoken out about their negative encounters with the prisons. One...

America's High Prisoner Population America is renowned for having one of the highest prisoner populations in the world. According to Quanbeck (2014), there are roughly 7.5 million prisoners in American jails who are under guard. Numerous reasons, such as strict laws that mandate even minor infractions receive a jail punishment, have...

The probability that someone will repeatedly engage in illegal behavior is known as recidivism. Prisons are responsible for rehabilitating inmates' behavioral issues in order to promote harmony in society. Separating an offender from those who encourage crime is crucial for law enforcement because the idea of recidivism is seen as...

The Movie Shawshank The movie Shawshank is about the 1940s New England jail system. The movie gives the two major protagonists' personas to the audience. (Red and Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne). The latter, Andy Dufresne, is the protagonist of the movie and was unjustly sentenced to two life terms at...

Since the advent of incarceration many years ago, there has been continuous discussion about which approach—incarceration or rehabilitation—works best. Many arguments have been made by the different critics on which of the two is most effective and efficient in deterring crime, with punishment and crime prevention as the end goal....

To: NYS Joint Select Committee Chair the author Christine Flora Attorney General of the State Date: December 17, 2017. SENTENCING MATRIX is the topic. Please find below a suggested punishment matrix that the judicial system should take into consideration. Sentencing Table listing the number of months spent behind bars for each offense Points awarded based on the...

Reduce the amount of time an inmate spends in administrative isolation, if I were the Executive Director. A prisoner is currently kept in solitary confinement for at least 22 hours each day. Furthermore, this continues for a specific prisoner for months, years, or even decades. Even worse, some prisoners who have...

Nehru and His Influence on World History Nehru was a native of India. While incarcerated, he recorded what her daughter Indira needed to know about history in a number of unofficial messages to her. The letters culminated in the book "Glimpses of World History," which he penned in 1934 and covered...