Inmates Welfare and Development

According to statistical data found in the Bureau for Justice Records, there are a number of problems that most prisons in the country face. The records indicate that the number of adult federal and state inmates increased from `139% in `1980 to 260% (Walker, 1999). As a natural default, the United States of America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. This in itself brings about one of the major problems that are faced in modern incarceration which is overcrowding in most prison facilities. The number of offenders in the country has increased rapidly over time while the country prison system has not really been able to cope with this rapid increase. Prisons intended for one or two inmates are now crowded with more than fifty individuals. Because of this most prisons are overcrowded and most of the facilities available are unable to cater for the needs of all the prisoners (Siegel, 2009).

This essay is going to show the development with four eras of the correctional system. The four eras that will be discussed with be: 1800, 1960, 1980 and 2000. For each era we will go over the description of the holding or monitoring of the offenders, the treatment and punishment of the offenders and the influences of the particular era on today’s correctional system. The conclusion will discuss the most beneficial era to the correctional system, as well as, recommendations for ways in which the current correctional system could be improved upon.

The criminal justice system has become an ad hoc medical and social service delivery institution with more than eight million offenders under correctional control. Offenders have more physical, substance-abuse disorders, social and psychological deficits than the general population. According to Estelle versus Gamble, correctional institutions are required to provide reasonable care for all offenders who are incarcerated. Other issues such as psychological and social services have become a burden. A recent survey of prison administrators sheds light on the capacity of offenders that needed medical, psychological, and social services for offenders. The survey also dissected the analysis of the organizational factors that may affect whether an

The Course Project is designed to provide you with an opportunity to research a topic of interest related to some aspect of correctional administration. This project is an effort to allow you to fully explore issues related to either correctional officials or prison inmates.

After touring both the Pendleton maximum security prison, and the Pendleton juvenile correctional facility I can say that while they both house inmates, the way they treat their inmates is totally different compared to one another. In Pendleton maximum facility, the staff would treat their inmates like any other criminal and hold them until it was time for them to be released, while in the Pendleton juvenile facility the staff called the inmates “students” while holding them until they believe the students are ready to behave when they are released. In this paper I want to explain how both facilities handles their inmates differently, the facilities themselves and their layouts, the rehabilitative programs available at both facilities, and how the security levels and the number of inmates assigned to the facilities effect how the treatment is implemented at each facility.

In this paper we will discuss some descriptions of jail’s place in corrections and its role throughout history on most of these offenses come with a sentence of a year or less and anyone with over a year sentence is usually sent to a prison facility (Seiter, 2011). On the other hand, prisons have an ample amount of time to work with, rehabilitate, and reform offenders. Prisons do this with the hope that offenders can eventually be placed back into society and limit their recidivism back to crime. “The first jails were created in England and they were called goal” (Seiter, 2011,

The main purpose is to keep the staff, inmates, and the public safe. The staff and inmates have the right to be protected under the governments protection. Having order, discipline and fairness in jails can management inmate’s behavior, this can stop them from spiraling out of control. Most jails have a reward and punishment system. For example, an inmate that is misbehaving will be “punished” and will be isolated from his or her normal environment.

When conducting a jailing system, you have to maintain two important things which are control and safety. Jails demonstrate safety not only for the inmates but for the deputies and citizens as well. The Jail, makes a point that jail is clearly exclusive to the rabble by noting a few basic truths regarding these institutions: big buildings, complex locking systems, and elaborate surveillance systems ensure high security because the rabble cannot be trusted and they need to protect those around them (Irwin, Ch.3). The rabble once held into

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a law enforcement agency serving under the United States Department of Justice. In 1891, Congress passed the Three Prisons Act, which authorized the establishment of the first three Federal Penitentiaries- Atlanta, GA; Leavenworth, KS, and McNeil Island WA (Bureau of Prisons, 2015). The first “penitentiaries” denoted their prisoners as religions “penitents” who were serving time for their sins. In 1930, the assistant Attorney General hired Sanford Bates to organize and establish what is known today as the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP, 2015). Unlike its three penitentiary predecessors, the BOP began breaking away from punishment to creating a culture of change and reformation. In 1934, Congress established the Federal Prison Industries to provide training and paid work for the inmates (BOP, 2015). In the early fifties, they revised

Equalizing the constitutional rights of prisoners and the functions of the jail or prison can create great strain on not only the correctional facilities’ staff but on the inmates as well. The treatment of prisoners is typically left completely to the prudence of prison administrators and other correctional officials. With that being said, this paper will discuss the differences between harmonizing those constitutional rights of prisoners and the functions of the facility. It will also explain the rights that prisoners are required to have, and how these rights are balanced within other aspects of the correctional institution.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) works under the supreme supervision of the United States Department of Justice. The primary purpose of this agency is to provide a safe and cost-efficient imprisonment facility to the criminals and law offenders in the country. It is operative with central and regional offices throughout the United States headed by the Director, Charles Samuels. The Leadership at the Federal Bureau of Prisons is responsible to make a number of decisions and plans of prime importance. These decisions include; setting

The author explains how inmates are still allowed access to contraband such as drugs and alcohol as if the inmates were still out “on the block”. This allows for the use of illegal substances without fear of any other repercussion than the chance of a couple days in segregation. The inmates can now freely enjoy these drugs without fear of being rolled up by local law enforcement. They are also around peers that share the same life and experiences so; this can help to create a positive “environment” making it even less desirable to want to leave. In some prisons the inmates who are on good behavior terms are given rewards such as a T.V time, extra yard time and, extra meals. These prisons rarely offer the kind of discipline a criminal needs to reform. Now there are the positives like the ones mentioned above, however there is the downside, the fact that it is still

Prison reform is a significant issue that the United States government should enforce. It would aid in creating a more organized system of incarceration. Prison reform is an attempt to improve, change, or eliminate certain conditions in prisons. It is believed that it should be enforced due to the cases of overcrowding, lack of proper education, and the lack of rehabilitation that could inform prisoners of societal values. Prison reform would increase the self-esteem that was diminished in the prisoner’s personal history. Prison reform is significantly important as it will heighten the amount of self-worth in the prisoner and cause a decrease in the population of prisoners who return to a life of crime. Recidivism, or chance of recommitting a crime, will therefore be reduced. Prisoner who are released will not have all the negative ideals or influence from the prison that is usually spread until their release. Prison reform will help society if the increase in education and decrease in overcrowding is ensued upon the prison system with this policy.

The overall purpose for this research is to raise awareness about unhealthy, unsafe, and irrational prison conditions in America by describing how prisoners are treated by other prisoners and the guards, explaining how prison establishments in America look and function, and provide some insight as to how the lack of

The ways of old where a warden or corrections administrator stayed away from the outside world and ran their institutions like their own kingdom do not exist anymore. “A greater emphasis on democratic values, prison effectiveness, and social expectations regarding imprisonment aims has forced prison officials to change how they lead and manage their prisons (Stojkovic, 2010, p. 1488). What ties all of this together is prison oversight and political interest, which will be the basis for prison management and leadership during this century (Stojkovic, 2010). If administrators do not learn how to adapt to these changes, they might find themselves out of a job or worse.