Pros And Cons Of Prison Reform

TO: Thomas R. Krane, P.h.D., Acting Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons FROM: Roger Rael, Graduate Student University of Colorado-Denver DATE: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 RE: Evaluating the consequences of continued super-max confinement I. Issue The issue is broad and national in scope. Whether the Federal Bureau of Prisons should continue supporting the use of super-max facilities is a matter of extreme societal and legal questions. Solitary confinement, for an extended or indefinite period of time, implicates constitutional rights and questions our morality as a society.

The detainees at their two centers are between the ages of 10 and fifteen and they are held in these centers as they await the results of their trails. After the trial results are released, these Juvenile delinquents are passed on to the relevant facilities or released back in to the community. The center works closely with the related systems. For example, the management collaborates with the legal entities to provide the services in the context of the legal regulations in the state of New York and the federal government.

The Texas prison systems have many pros and cons that can be easily observed. A beneficial thing about the prison system is that they provide an added level of protection for the public. Every single day there are a variety amounts of criminals who are incarcerated to not only serve their time but to also keep them all under one roof so that they cause no harm to the public. The crime rate in Texas has risen up; from un-resolved homicides to sexual assaults; therefore, when they are incarcerated they will be locked up and the public’s safety will be at ease. Another factor that contributes to the pros of the Texas prison system is the satisfaction that the interests of the victim’s family and members of the public are happy with the result

Diversion programs have become a prevalent form of justice in the Criminal Justice System. Diversion can be two things; diversion from jail or diversion from the legal system completely. Diversionary programs have been developed in the Criminal Justice System throughout its many levels for a multitude of reasons. Often, they are spurred on by practical concerns including, but not limited to, over-crowded prisons, the high cost of the criminal process, and as an alternative approach to dealing with those suffering from mental illnesses. Diversion may occur both before and after a trial and are aimed at avoiding the trial process (pre-trial) and incarceration (post-trial).

The mistreatment and abuse experienced by prisoners based on their race within the prison system is a grave concern. It highlights the presence of systemic injustices, where racial inequality persists and prisoners are subjected to various forms of abuse. To address this problem, it is imperative to establish robust checks and balances within prisons. It will help a lot by holding prison officials accountable for their actions and promoting equality in treatment. The implementation of such checks and balances can pave the way toward a more just and equitable system.

The pretrial services program instituted in 1960 was developed with the aim of improving the judicial system. It was set that for a bail to be granted to an arrestee a few things had to be verified to ensure a sound the program worked effectively. Firstly, information about the arrestee was to be verified and scrutinized with the focus on his or her past criminal history, history of drug and alcohol abuse, employment and residency. The chances that an arrestee would fail to appear in court on his day in court had to be assessed. Lastly, supervision was paramount, with the progress of the arrestee being assessed and their compliance with the conditions set before their release.

INTRODUCTION The United States incarcerates a greater percentage of the population than any country in the world (CBS, 2012). According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics, over 2.3 million adults were incarcerated in federal and state prisons, and county jails in 2013. There are an additional 820,000 people on parole and 3.8 million people on probation (Wagner & Rabuy, 2016) Jail and prison differ primarily in regards to the length of stay for inmates.

Topic: Prison overcrowding General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech, the audience will be able to identify and describe the key reasons and issues of prison overcrowding. Introduction Attention Getter Imagine being locked up in a confined space with little to no air conditioning, concrete walls, concrete floors, poor sanitation, rowdy peers, no soft comforts of a home, and a lack of the everyday basic needs.

Thesis: It is very important for the sake of Americans tax dollars that we change the way that prisons are run and increase the productivity of inmates so when they are released from jail they are ready to be a productive member in society and have the confidence to achieve new goals. Introduction: Day after day, millions of inmates sit in jail doing nothing productive with their lives. We are paying to house inmates that may not even have a good reason to be there. For example, drug offenders are being kept with murderers and other violent offenders.

For example, some ways to majorly lessen the amount of mass incarceration is to just change the view of the people. By altering the view of the people, certain groups of people wouldn’t be targeted due to the color of their skin but rather by the severity of their action. Another solution to solving mass incarceration is give citations rather than arrest petty criminals. For instance, instead of arresting someone and incarcerating them in jail for 10+ years, giving them a citation would be healthier as it allows for the participant to rehabilitate and learn from their mistakes. This can be shown in the 13th saying “The US houses 25% of the world’s prisoners” (Duvernay, 2016).

One of the most recent scandal that happened in Law Enforcement community is the Los Angeles jail scandal. Los Angeles County Sheriff are involved in the incident that took place in Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles, CA. Based on the reports, the sheriffs were abusing the inmates and also in one occasion has been reported illegally detaining the visitors of the prison from Australia. The beatings were unjustified and causes a stir in the Law Enforcement community. This is just another case of police brutality that as been put into light and its giving our police officers a bad name.

One possible alternative route to the prison system could be a boarding school type system where convicts are required to participate in an educational program that gives them the knowledge and ability to be released and given the needs to go make something better of the life they have been given. This system where they are required to participate in educational training would come along side a strict rule system that would encourage them to make the decision to choose something better. The debate is whether or not prison is beneficial or not for those who will be convicted, sentenced, and released. Whether we change the system or not there will always be crime and

This paper is to help show how sometimes judges can be Bias or inherent in the amount of bail set and other restrictions for pre-trial release while showing the concept of bail what can be done to prevent arbitrary and potentially prejudiced decisions from being made in the courtroom when it comes to bail by the judge, Also discuss the pros and cons of private vs. public defense. Introduction This paper will show the pros and cons of pre-release and define pre-trail release and bond, arbitrary. bond types also look into the factors of bail amounts a judge looks at to determine how much the defendant’s bail is and a few ways to prevent arbitrary and potentially Prejudice decisions from being made in the court by judges.

Finally the author shall present a concluding chapter in which the present results are addressed as shown in Figure 1. Furthermore, the author will use books, magazine articles, online sources and other material related to the subject. Perhaps the essential thrust of this research study is to show how prison design can be improved in the future and what would be the main architectural

This approach also prevents overcrowding in prisons because it also deals with rehabilitative