Essay on Life at the Jail

Who is someone close to you? Someone you could not imagine living life without. What would you do if all of a sudden they were convicted of a crime they did not commit? On top of that, what if they were put on death row for 18 years only to be later found not guilty? Well, take that horrific image and make it into reality because for Damien Echols this was his reality. It was 1993 in West Memphis, Arkansas when three teenagers; Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley were all convicted

then we’ll reconvene for the verdict,” Judge Salenger informed the people in the courtroom before turning to step down from his bench. And, with those words, here I wait. In just a short while I will find out if I’ll be spending the rest of my life in prison, or the even more likely Mills County Psychiatric Center. For me, the death penalty been taken off the table on account that I’m only seventeen. My lawyer, Abraham Shultz, had pushed hard for juvenile status, but the judge had denied it.

realities demonstrate that life in jail without the likelihood of parole (LWOP) is quick, serious, and certain discipline. Actually individuals sentenced to LWOP have been sentenced to kick the bucket in jail and that is the thing that happens: They bite the dust in jail of common causes, much the same as the dominant part of individuals sentenced to death. The distinctions: Sentencing individuals to death by execution is three times costlier than sentencing them to life in jail. What's more, on the off

Sharnecia, I agree with you that inmates should have the right to freedom of religion, but I have to disagree with you on the freedom of speech. I say that because, I have worked in a jail facility with inmates. There are certain things that I have seen in the jail facility that anyone should have the right to speak up on. Just look at it as you or one of your children, yes they are there for punishment, but at the end of the day they are still human. I am not saying letting the inmates take the

Children Being Sentences to Life in Jail Many would say children who commit harsh crimes deserve to be punished, and the punishment should fit the crime. On one hand, support groups for juveniles argue it is unconditional for a children to spend the rest of their live in jail because their mind are not fully matured and they do not have a clear understanding of the crime committed and punishment that follows. On the other hand, these children killed and most hide from their crimes as it was never

I still remember like it was a year ago, the first and last time that I was in jail because of him. My uncle Jackson called as usual to tell me that Luke was in Jail for stealing fruits from different baskets of the woman at the central market. I waited till the weekend to go to Chicago to pay his bail because I could not be absent from my job. I was going back to Oakland, one of the many dangerous neighborhoods. Everything had changed and right inside the house, I was hearing gun shots every one

Juvenile Sentences Do juveniles deserve a life sentence in jail? Yes, juveniles deserve life sentences in jail if they decide to commit a violent crime. This is because there is no effective deterrent to force them to think twice. Over the course of time, this has resulted in even more juveniles being arrested for these activities. Evidence of this can be seen with figures provided by the Center for Disease Control. ("Youth Violence," 2010) They found that these offenders are having an impact

How can we get people out of jail with low offenders so we have more room in jail or prison for the ones that muder or robber people? When anyone go to jail or prison will serve time but how much? If you are in jail for a drug charge till how much you had on you for time but if not any you should just get a ticket. People who are doing time for the city. For example someone got kidnap in little elm over the weekend they were found by seen it was family that took them they won’t probably servere a

happened and the police gets called. Next thing you know is your friend is in the back of the police car. Throughout my life I personally knew plenty of people who have been in the county jail and people who came from the penitentiary. Two years ago I worked at Saint Louis County Circuit Court, which is connected to the Justice Center. In Saint Louis, Missouri, we call our local county jail the Justice Center. I did a lot of research for this speech that I present to you. Today I will be speaking on imprisonment

surprised about what I had seen. I have relatives that have been in state and local jails and prisons. The way they describe prison life is horrifying. Most of them come they are released from jail or prison say how glad they are to be and is never going back. Of course, for some that was not true. I was often told of how it is harder in prison versus being in jail. It is my opinion for some people being incarcerated in jail or prison are a challenge, simply because of the living conditions and having