Case Study: York County Detention Center

A prime example of whistleblowing is the case of Corcoran State Prison. This maximum-security prison in California was home to some of the most dangerous and infamous inmates in the 1990s (Dryburgh, 2009). During their stay in Corcoran State prison, the inmates were isolated in their cells for twenty-three hours of the day and were only allowed out of their cells for one hour, during which they were allowed to exercise in a small recreation yard (Dryburgh, 2009). Two prison guards, Steve Rigg and Richard Caruso, were key whistleblowers in the Corcoran State Prison case. These two guards alleged that there was prisoner abuse at Corcoran by virtue of the fact that the prison guards were trying to incite fights between the inmates by placing

Cities with higher incarceration rates had increased socio-economic instability. Some neighborhoods decreased in population so severely that they became non-existent due to the mass incarceration rate. Because the government allowed the inmates to work for private industry for a fraction of what the standard wage was at the time, many free-laborers had difficulty finding gainful employment and had lost their ability to use collective bargaining. The free-labor loss of jobs associated with hiring inmates also increased poverty in urban areas which in turn increased crimes of

In the Provision of Mental Health Services at the Detention Hospital in Guantanamo Bay article, it covers the treatment of detainees and the use of mental health officials in the military setting. The American Psychological Association questions whether it is ethical for psychologists to participate in nontraditional clinical activities. The detainees of Guantanamo Bay are sent to officials through a referral process and are provided with multiple psychological and psychiatric therapies. The purpose of this study, was to address the situation at Guantanamo Bay and show that detainees is treated with the best possible care. The treatment of detainees are an important thing, because these individuals are humans and have rights, despite what they are accused of participating in. In my opinion, I think that it is ethical for psychologists and psychiatrist to work in this nontraditional setting, as long their motives are to the detainee and not the towards the agenda of the military. One thing that was mentioned multiple times in the article was that the mental health officials did not partake in any of the interrogation settings and if a detainee was unfit to be interrogated then they were not interviewed, and I think this concept is for the best. The only problem that I do have with this program is not knowing how much oversight that the military has over the officials and their care, and if it is really possible to keep these two aspects separately. One way that detainees are

I spoke with Inmate Bockes #JP1894. IM stated that in his previous jail (SCI-Pitt), one inmate tried to have sex with Him. IM was showing signs of worry and unease. IM wishes to be released from the RHU to the GP. Inmate was promised that his concerns will be delivered to Unit staff. IM also has requested to get his 4-boxes of property. IM believe that his property was lost during the transfer to

On April 26, 2016, 60 Minutes aired the interview “Rikers Island” of Bill Whitaker with several interviewees, including, an attorney, a father of one of the deceased mentally ill inmates and people who work within the prison system. He explained how there has been a perturbed pattern of “neglect” and “excessive force” received to mentally ill inmates in Rikers Island prison. Specifically he claimed that there has been a rise in mentally ill inmates and correction officers are not suitably trained to deal with the mentally ill, so they mistreat them. As Whitaker said, “The mentally ill now make up more than 40 percent of the population Correction officers are not adequately trained to deal with this population. The result is a disturbing pattern

In today’s world, Delinquents are not one of the hot topics you see on the news every day on the nightly news. However, after doing a little research on the juvenile detention centers, one might think that they should be on the news every night until something is fixed. In some cases, jail guards have been caught beating and assaulting children in jail so badly that they have broken bones and scarred them for life. There have also been studies proving that counseling children provide a better chance for engaging with the public. Many children who have participated in some type of counseling have turned out a lot better than those who have not participated in counseling. I now agree that for the most part, children should not be locked up and they should instead be taken to treatment facilities, talk to counselors, and helped on their journey to become adults.

NC matrix doesn't apply an SOL and just states Alcohol related offense including sale to underage persons. Are we now using our judgement to score these cases? Should the Matrix be update to a Review score, SOL or list what is meant by Alcohol related offense? I already attempted to that and didn't get very far (see attached). With four different people scoring this client how do we keep the scoring consistent?

Jurisdictions should begin the decarceration process by first examining the drivers of correctional populations. Correctional populations are produced by the number of people who are admitted to prisons and jails and their length of stay in those facilities. Any strategies to reduce incarceration must consider the laws, policies, practices and programs that contribute to the growth in admissions and length of stay. (See Timeline for Examples of Legislation that Impacted Correctional Growth in the United

Pursuing his idea, on September 29, 1913, Thomas Mott Osborne entered the big gate at Auburn Prison and walked up the steps to the main building and entered the warden’s office. Then he was booked as Thomas Brown inmate No. 33,333X. Suddenly, he was one of the 1,400 inmates at Auburn Prison. And he would be just like every other inmate for the next week.

Abstract: In 2006, long-term forecasts indicated that Washington faced the need to construct several new prisons in the following two decades. Since new prisons are costly, the Washington legislature directed the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to project whether there are “evidence-based” options that can reduce the future need for prison beds, save money for state and local taxpayers, and contribute to lower crime rates. The institute conducted a systematic review of all research evidence that could be located to determine what works, if anything, to reduce crime. We found and analyzed 545 comparison-group evaluations of adult corrections, juvenile corrections, and prevention programs. We then estimated the benefits and costs

While sending youth to juvenile detention facilities is a response beyond intercept one of the SIM, it is important to understand how these youth are being affected by juvenile detention facilities as a result of the school-to-prison pipeline, in order to increase awareness of pre-arrest diversion tactics. According to the U.S Department of Justice, more than 109,000 youth are in juvenile detention facilities in the United States each day (McKay & Holloway, 2003). Of these youth, two-thirds of boys and three-fourths of girls have one or more mental health disorder, while more than 40 percent of them meet criteria for behavioral disorders (McKay & Holloway, 2003). As McKay and Holloway (2003) note, it is obvious that “for years people have speculated that juvenile justice is a dumping ground for kids who could be better treated in the mental health system" (p.1).

With this particular case there are many different ways that should/need to be approached in order for the total outcome to be beneficial for the individual who has been abused. As for the man who abused this woman, there would need to be serious documentation. Writing each and every detail and sentences that this man has said is extremely important that way his initial store does not get altered along the way. Once all of the documentation is taken place then you would proceed with the procedures that lead to a hearing at a court house. In this case, this individual was found guilty so therefore he would be doing jail time. While he is in jail, different groups that are offered within the jail are always an option for this man.

The Pollsmoor prison deployed more manpower to investigate the attack of five warders over the weekend.

Imagine you are taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Now imagine that you are experiencing nausea, diarrhea and rectal bleeding accompanied by a high fever. You would expect, and have every reason to expect that you would be given proper medical treatment, right? Wrong. Your poor condition is ignored by any and all ICE officials.

in the J. DeWeese Carter Center in Kent County, youths would pick fights that sometimes turned into melees, recalled Rodney Stallworth, who spent four months there last year on a drug charge.