Category: Prison

Use of Contingent Employees at the Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons was founded in 1930 as a means of offering more advanced and humane care to the Federal prisoners, to enhance the professionalism of the prison service, and to guarantee consistent and centralized management of the 11 Federal prisons that were…

Alcatraz Prison and Its History With Criminals Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, famously referred to as The Rock, served as a maximum prison from 1934-1963. It was located at Alcatraz Island on the San Francisco coast and could hold about 260 prisoners at any time. Alcatraz prison used to hold hardcore criminals from other federal penitentiaries, including…

Reintegration Of Ex-prisoners Using The Human Rights Approach Overview The preceding chapter presented the findings of the study using a thematic approach. This chapter discusses the findings presented in chapter four. This chapter is arranged based on subtitles arising from the major findings of each objective in chapter four. The subtitles in this chapter are…

A Brief History of Prisons Prior to the 15th Century, incarceration itself was not considered a punishment, but rather a way of holding those who were in debt or awaiting trial. As well as common criminals, prisons at this time were also used to detain political prisoners, prisoners of war, slaves and those convicted of…

Essay on Why Should Felons Be Allowed to Vote According to Martin Luther King Jr. No nation can long continue to flourish or to find its way to a better society while it allows any one of its citizens to be denied the right to participate in the most fundamental of all privileges-the right to…

Essay on Why Prisoners Should not Be Allowed to Vote Should prisoners retain their right to vote? Stewart in his article Terrorism and Human Rights defined human rights as the essential rights and freedoms that belong to each person within the world, from birth until death. They apply despite where you’re from, what you suspect,…

Critical Evaluation of the Functions of and Concerns around Prisons The image most individuals have of prison comes from how they are depicted in the media and reports. Prisons are often presented as violent institutions that are dangerous for the staff and inmates (Coyle, 2005). It is important to consider the origins and history behind…

Essay on Prisons: Solitary Confinement in the United States and Austria Prisons exist around the world and every prison is different in each country. Individuals that defy the law will be subject to different punishments and every country implements different forms of punishment. In Austria, fines and incarceration are two punishments for offenders who break…

Essay on Effectiveness and Role of Prisons Does prison work? 1. Introduction Prisons, most commonly known as correctional institutions, have been an integral part of the Criminal Justice System along with the Police and the Courts. Even though prisons and sentencing vary from country to country, they all operate in same manner, for example to…

Impact of Prisons on Prisoners’ Recidivism The oxford definition of recidivism is defined as, the act or habit of continuing to commit crimes even after being punished (Oxford, 1879) and is such an important topic in society because of the danger and impact that prisoners by using restorative justice, repairing the harm done by the…