Women have the fastest growing incarceration rate in the United States. Since the 1980’s the number of females in prison is five times higher, and that for men has doubled (Rathbone, 2005, p.23). In “A World Apart”, Crisitina Rathbone tells a riveting story of what it is like as a female prisoner at MCI- Framingham. Rathbone puts a face to the statistics that are shown constantly in the media and in part one she examines some of the differences in male and female prisons and the consequences of using
LGBTI individuals face in the criminal justice system is how they should be treated. LGBTI inmates face the difficulties on how they should be housed in correctional facilities. Should LGBTI inmates be housed separately in correctional facilities? Or should they be placed into the general population of a correctional facility? In America’s jails and prisons, more often than not LGBTI inmates are housed in separate units from the general jail/prison population. Those that agree and
of Chicago, Illinois possess information or has at least heard of Stateville Prison. No, not the haunted prison attraction in Joliet, IL which captivates those in favor of haunted houses during Halloween. The real Stateville Prison is a much more gruesome place than a haunted house. The prison has definitely experienced change since its opening, however, most individuals are unaware of the history behind the massive prison structure; the experiments that took place at Stateville in the 1900’s, violence
Overcrowded: Prisons in Nebraska There are many criticisms of corrections in the United States. Some say it is too strict, others say that we are too lenient with criminals. Whatever one may think about our correction/justice system as a whole, the fact remains that prisons in the United States are overcrowded. Nebraska is no exception. Prisons in Nebraska are overcrowded, and our communities are paying for it. Many factors tie into the reasons why prisons in Nebraska are overcrowded. From the usual
punishment is much lower Corporal punishment is much cheaper and affordable than incarceration, which with little or no cost. Part of the taxpayers’ money has used as expenses for the incarceration such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, security, officers’ salary and other burdens. Moreover, incarceration removes people from the labour market while criminals can be returned after receiving the corporal punishment. This might affect the economy, especially in those high incarceration rate countries
family problems that they cannot deal with because they are incarcerated. Crimes that women do are spread in social media for the public to see, the public at times don’t take the crimes to heart but judge the women harshly. Women do need special services all because women need more than a man does and their more likely to catch more things than a man can. Female offenders face many obstacles while there in prison such as victimization, health problems, sexual harassment, single motherhood, work and
The article I chose to write about was based on healthcare access in women’s prisons. More specifically, it focused on the idea of space in the prison systems and their internal geography. This comes off as a confusing statement but is actually quite simple. The idea in its most rudimentary form is relatively simple. Let’s say someone is sick and in need of care; and they live right down the road from a clinic. It’s a relatively easy manner to get there. Now let’s compare that to someone who needs
in prison. With the increasing number of prisoners, it is no wonder that criminal empires are being formed while prisoners are actually being detained for prior criminal acts. In this paper I am going discuss the history of organized prison groups with an emphasis on the Aryan Brotherhood. I will outline the structure, criminal activities and deterrence’s being made by local and federal
1970’s. The number now is 1 in every 107 people are incarcerated. (U.S. Department of Justice, 2012) Currently, there are more than 3% of adults who are under correctional supervision, 2.2 million people are in jail, and 4.8 million people on probation or parole. In 2009, the incarceration rate for African American males in state and federal prisons was 6.7 times greater than white men incarcerated. She describes how this family of young boys has to steal or commit crimes to make money for their family
Going to prison is something that most people do not want to ever have to go through in their lives. People get their fix of the prison life through various film and television shows such as, Orange is the New Black, Shawshank Redemption, and Escape from Alcatraz. Few people stop to think if the stories they are watching are actually accurate in accordance to real prison life. The media has been known to stretch the truth and misinform the masses. Prison life is not something to be glorified or made