How many innocent people can be wrongly convicted of a crime? People who are in prison tend to face many emotional challenges. Many are likely to become institutionalized, and are unable to function in society outside of prison. Not all people who are convicted in prison are actually guilty of their crimes. Criminals have been denied a fair trial, and are wrongfully* convicted; causing them emotional distress. A certain way to get over this distress, is through a strong friendship providing companionship and protection. Rubin Carter “The Hurricane” reacts to his Institutionalism, wrongful conviction, and friendship very similarly.
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was an African-American heavyweight-boxing champion. Until one night, he was pulled over…show more content… “At the height of his career, boxer Rubin Carter was twice wrongly convicted of a triple murder and was imprisoned for nearly two decades. He was exonerated in 1985 and became an activist for the wrongly convicted.”(Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2014) Due process modeling, Rubin was denied and had his rights taken away by violating his equal rights and depriving his rights of freedom when being…show more content… But, the judge refused to look at any new evidence twenty years after the case. “Mr. Carter was convicted by two juries, but had his conviction overturned by a federal judge who had a reputation for being among the most pro-defense judges in the nation. The prosecutor could have tried him a third time if the case had not been 22 years old at the time. So the jury is still out on just who killed those three people on that night in 1966.” (Mullshine, 2014) Everyone believed that Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, an African American man who was arrested on the account of racism. Rubin Carter was then found not guilty of the triple homicide and was officially released in