Indefinite Detention

In regards to the safety of children, a solution needs to be implemented immediately, not only because we are obliged to do so, but because it is the right thing to do. The compulsory and prolonged detention causes severe damage to children’s wellbeing and abuses international human rights treaties such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This injustice needs to end now. We need to emphasise the human side of the story. Who are the people we have locked up in detention? Babies, unaccompanied young children and teenagers, parents who have lost children and children who have lost parents. These are all human beings. Detention of children is not an option. Children are entitled to their basic needs, including: their right to enjoy the

‘Most of the participants said they had felt involved and committed. The research had felt "real" to them. One guard said, "I was surprised at myself. I made them call each other names and clean the toilets out with their bare hands. I practically considered the prisoners cattle and I kept thinking I had to watch out for them in case

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness written by Michelle Alexander, presents the evidence of mass incarceration as a racial caste system. Alexander indicated that in the prison system, it is legal to discriminate against criminals practically in similar ways it was legal to discriminate against African Americans in the past. After being characterized as a felon, the previous ways of discrimination become legal, such as being denied numerous rights and are relegated to second-class status for the rest of their lives, permanently losing their right to vote, all the while, legally being denied work and not being able to engage in social programs in order to recover and restore what they have lost while in prison. In

Over time, policies have been changed and implemented into our government system to enforce change in our society. Implementation of policies is meant to create a boundary line to minimize crime and maintain safety in communities. Most of the times, those policies are strictly enforced to disproportionately target certain ethnic groups under actions of racism and stereotyping. But the consequences of crossing that line to go against government policies cost you more than a bailout fine, resulting in a variety of punishments in which the government and the public see fit for the given crime. To show a deep understanding of the concept, Melinda Anderson explains in “How Mass Incarceration Pushes Black Children Further Behind School,” how the

The mandatory detention policy in Australia is a legal requirement to detain non-citizens without a valid visa. It was first introduced in 1992 by the Australian Labour Party led by Paul Keating, as a response to the number of boat arrivals seeking asylum in Australia from the aftermath of the Vietnam War. In 1976 to 1981, the first wave of 2000 asylum seekers landed in Australia, where they were sympathetically allowed entrance, followed by a quick grant of a refugee visa status as they were assumed to be ‘genuine refugees’. However, continuous boats arrived been 1989 and 1994 which caused concern within the Australian public as there were issues of increased unemployment (Phillips, 2000).

The government and its agents violated failed to safeguard the due process rights of the four prisoners in a multitude of disgusting ways. Firstly, I would argue that the use of hours upon hours of interrogation which leads to hunger and sleep deprivation is a form of torture which is illegal. I know that when I am tired and sleep deprived I start losing my ability to think clearly and once you reach a certain point, you will do anything for food or sleep. It is a natural human instinct to get desperate in a time like that. Secondly, the police were coercing the men into their confessions; they were practically holding their hands for it. The police showed the men photographs of the crime scenes so that they would know the details of it and they even helped them craft their confession and tell them what to add and remove. They did not begin recording until they were satisfied with their responses so the court would not be able to hear all that went on before it. Thirdly, I would consider the repeated threats of the death penalty and telling them to die would be a form of torture.

In Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, Alexander identifies the racialized mass incarceration problem that we have in our criminal justice system. Reading the book, you can see that mass incarceration is a social problem. This means that the problem can follow the six stages of the policy process. If I were a claimsmaker, I could assert that mass incarceration is a problem by following the six stages.

Specify the reasons for preventative detention, and describe the forms of release from jail pending trial.

Drug trafficking, crack availability, and the Federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act led to mandatory minimum prison for dealers that will be sentenced. Originally, the sentencing for crack versus cocaine was “100:1” (Blumstein & Jonsson-federal sentencing reporter), meaning the amount of crack compared to the amount of powdered cocaine needed to set up a required minimum prison sentence.

Throughout history, people have been incarcerated and imprisoned for voicing their beliefs. Can those who are confined to a prison cell now be associated with those who faced similar treatment on Alcatraz Island? I feel that while some problems go away and new ones arise, there are always going to be social issues and there are people affected by the issues who want to be heard and acknowledged. Philip Grosser and DeRay Mckesson are two activists who were arrested, but for different issues that happened during different times.

Institutionalization as it refers to inmates is when inmates have served so much time in prison, they are unable to function in the world once released. Inmates become dependent and use to the way of living behind bars after being in prison for so many years. In prison they tell you when to wake up and go to bed, when to shower, when to eat, when you have free time, and when you can come out of your cell and when you have to go back. This becomes a normal life to most of these inmates. From my knowledge and what I have seen from some prisoners once they have spent so many years institutionalized, once they get out of prison they do not know what to do with themselves, so the end up committing a crime for the reason of hoping to return back

Yaser Esam Hamdi is an American citizen born in Louisiana in 1980. In 2001, Hamdi was captured by the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan and turned over to the United States as an enemy combatant. The United States government detained and interrogated Hamdi in Afghanistan until they moved him to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. government found out that Hamdi was an American citizen and transferred him to a brig in Norfolk, Virginia and then later to a brig in Charleston, South Carolina. The government labeled Hamdi as an enemy combatant and said that justified the holding of Hamdi indefinitely without any formal charges. The injury suffered by Hamdi is that he has been interrogated and being held in prison indefinitely with no formal charge. Along with that, Hamdi had not been granted any of his rights as an American citizen. In June 2002, Esam Fouad Hamdi, Yaser Hamdi’s father filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a federal district court. The district court appointed a public defender to Hamdi and ordered for him to have access to Hamdi, so the government appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals. The U.S. Court of Appeals sided with the government stating that the district court had failed to respect the government’s security. The case then went back to the district court, where the decision was that the evidence set forth by the government was not enough to detain Hamdi. The district court then reversed its ruling because

Not having the resources and financial stability can lead to incarceration. No other methods are enforced in order to avoid incarceration rates. The United States has the highest incarceration rate, however it seems not to stop. People go to prison for minimum offenses such as not paying court fees and fines. It is ridiculous having a system as unjust as the justice system. More effective mechanism should be considered. Most of the people sent to jail for not having the money to pay fines and fees which consist of thousands, are homeless and the worst part is that the longer it takes them to pay, the more money they will have to pay back. Loss of jobs, other financial issues can rise by putting these people in jail. Listening how these courts

I don’t understand why they are considered prisoners. They didn’t even commit a crime. They were also detained without a trial. And that goes against the 6th amendment, which says “ In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state

Death Sentence is the third book in a science fiction series about a teenage prisoner, named Alex. Right away Alex is punished for escaping. His punishment is a medical procedure turning him into a black suit. The warden gives him nectar to make him stronger and have no weaknesses. Alex fights this as much as he can. The warden threatens to kill him if he doesn't cooperate. Alex still tries to remember his name. After his training and the he is officially a black suit, Alex realizes he knows his name and he remembers his friends. He quickly fights the warden and runs to free the rest of his friends. They wander through the prison until they find the warden's office and they find a map. The group creates an escape plan. They eventually