CJ 210 5-1 Discussion Make Your Case

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CJ 210 5-1 Discussion: Make Your Case Certain Rights Should Be Restored "Invisible punishments" are sanctions enforced upon people who have completed their term in jail (Cook, 2017). Some of the "invisible punishments" include denial of access to public housing, renunciation of flexibility needed to get driving jobs, and lastly, the revocation of any chances of acquiring American citizenship for deportation cases (Cook, 2017, p.14). Removing the invisible punishments would help ex-offenders overcome the fear of prejudice from society. To remove some of the "invisible punishments," Congress should have a critical review of their collateral consequences to the public. For example, Congress can remove the "invisible punishments" by passing laws that will lift some of the restrictions bestowed upon ex-convicts related to the crimes committed. Similarly, Congress ought to pass laws that will create a petition for the sealing of records on nonviolent crimes considering a reasonable time after the convict has left prison (Lucken, 2017). Congress should therefore spearhead the removal of some "invisible punishments" to safeguard the rights of ex-offenders. The "invisible punishments" have significant harm to the ex- offenders. The prominent disadvantage that punishments have to ex-offenders is social exclusion (Bennet, 2017). The imposed restrictions discourage and demoralize the ex-offenders who have finished serving their sentence, despite their strife to develop a responsible life in the community they once were a part of, thus making them feel socially secluded. Lastly, one of the philosophies of punishment is rehabilitation. However, the "invisible punishments" are punitive and have no rehabilitative value. Instead, the "invisible punishments" create barriers to the rehabilitation process by limiting the ex-convicts' chances for a healthy

social, work, and school life (Bennet, 2017, p. 45). Therefore, the "invisible punishments" should be eradicated to restore certain rights to ex-offenders. References Bennett, C. (2017). Invisible punishment is wrong–but why? The normative basis of criticism of collateral consequences of criminal conviction. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice , 56 (4), 480-499. Cook, A. P. (2017). Capital and punishment: A novel model of reoffending. Corrections , 2 (1), 1- 19. Lucken, K. M. (2017). Rethinking punishment: challenging conventions in research and policy. Routledge. Remarks by the president at the NAACP Conference. (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2021, from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/14/remarks-president- naacp-conference

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