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    Prisons are supposed to be good thing, but when so much trouble comes out of them it’s hard to remember what they’re there for. Criminals go in to be rehabilitated and to be able to come out as a better citizen. But when the prisons and jails effect that in a negative way things are not working the way they are supposed to. Prisons can be change negatively with these factors, breaking on prisoner’s rights, abusive and harmful guards, and how prisons miss treat solitary confinement. Even though those

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    It is very important that you realize your surroundings in a jail or prison. I made sure that I read every inmates file all 100 of them. You will soon realize that you are a supervisor over Inmates, some say you are a baby sitter as much as some do not want to hear that. It is true. I love my job. I love my co workers, best guys I have worked with. I want to make sure they get home to their families so we go into work the way we came out. Safety and Security is to help us and help the inmates and

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    The prison environment is a source of inspiration not only relayed in cinema, but also in tv show and reality tv shows. Even though they do expose a certain reality of what it’s like to be imprison, they can also totally misrepresent it. It’s important to get how cinema shape their movies according to the social perception of prison. So that’s why it’s easier to understand why movies put in advance certain aspects: first and mainly the violence, corruption in the prison system and false ideas and

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    On the 17th of June 2016, the prison population of the England and wales was 84,405 and since the 1990s it has risen by an overwhelming 92%! But why? Prisoners often pass golden opportunities to escape because they would actually rather be locked up than on the outside. This then gives us the question is the UK justice system too lenient? Prison sentences are given to punish offenders, to ensure that they are doing something to make up for their crime against society and reduce the risk of them reoffending

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    A lot of people talk about someone before they get sentenced to prison, but do not ask about what goes on while they serve time for their actions. Criminals rights are basically revoked during their sentencing and not given back after. Whether it is the way they are treated by prison officials, voting while in jail or when they get let free, and the way they are treated for the religion they follow. They are overlooked by people who have right just because they are locked up and serving time. Have

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    Training Corporation (MTC), who is one of the three leading private prison management companies in the United States. Companies such as the MTC, the GEO Group, inc., and the Correction Corporations of America (CCA) make billions of dollars by keeping criminals locked up. The idea of making profit from prisoners doesn’t sound too inhumane of a notion until you obtain a further understanding of the system and how it operates. Private prison management strategists understand that the massive amounts revenue

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    Canadian prisons are ineffective at rehabilitating inmates due to overcrowded conditions and failure of proper preparation of reintegration into society. Overcrowding is when more people are placed into a confined space, than it can actually hold. Factors that lead to the cause of failure in the correctional system consist of gender biases, cultural biases, and the lack of rehabilitative resources/social support. Mandatory minimum sentencing and substance abuse also play a role in increased incarceration

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    Prisons And Prison Rights

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    Prisoners deserve more rights than what they are subjected to. Yes they may be in prison but how would you feel if some of your basic rights were taken away. They are serving their time for what they did so why not allow them to have more rights? Allowing them to have more rights could be more beneficial than you think. Allowing them to vote is just one of the rights that I think they deserve to have. Taking away a prisoner’s right to vote, is taking away human rights. Taking away the right to vote

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    the average person thinks of jails and prisons, they typically think of horrible criminals being locked up in order to protect the rest of society. They think justice has been served, and those who did the crime are now doing the time. But what goes on inside a prison, and inside the minds of the inmates? What about after those offenders have served their time, and are now being released back into the general public? People don’t really think about how prison affects a person’s mentality, or how incarceration

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    Alcatraz was one of the toughest prisons to escape from with nearly no chance of success. Alcatraz is 22 acres of solid rock and cliffs that was once a military base but after many years as a military base it was transformed into a prison. This landmark is now managed by the National Park services as it is now a big tourist attraction for many. The guards that kept Alcatraz in tact were primarily retired soldiers and police officers. Alcatraz was opened for only 29 years and during the 29 years it

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