Prison Public Memory Project

Andersonville Prison epitomized the ultimate crime against humanity. The atrocities that transpired in this confederate prison sparked reaction and outrage at the conclusion of the Civil War.

I think I would have acted strong but not as forceful as a guard. I don’t think I would have it in my body to inflict that kind of torture on people regardless of what I was ordered to do. I also think in the told of the prisoner I would do what I was told regardless of how much it may leaving lasting scars. I would have been scared out of my mind as a prisoner so I would have just went along with whatever was being ordered to do. When it comes to the guards, I am pretty confident about not acting like they did in the experiment but when it comes to the way the prisoners acted, I’m not so sure that I wouldn’t act any different than they did. I think they felt trap and alone and that no one care about their wellbeing and I think I would feel

“Every year, 641,000 people walk out of prison gates, but people go to jail over 11 million times each year” (Rabuy). Within the United States, the incarceration rate is extremely high. For those who are incarcerated the percentage of people with a mental illness is remarkably prominent. For some offenders, there is another route out there such as diversionary programs which have a positive outcome. Diversionary programs such as The Choice is Yours is a beneficial route for first-time nonviolent felony drug offenders.

It’s on the hill by the seaside, the clinic. The place that stole my freedom, my sanity.

This paper is about three differences between the Huntington County Jail and the Wabash County Jail. The Huntington County Jail and the Wabash County Jail are both similar and different. The jails are more similar than different; however, my essay is three ways they are different. The jails are different in capacity, the rec areas are different, and the community corrections are in different places.

On December 11, 2016 at approximately 1330 hours, Detention Officer Harden reported duty and was assigned to work 1200 Baker Street Jail, 3rd Floor, A-Pod Control Center. At approximately 1420 hours, Detention Officer Harden advised she was not feeling well. At approximately 1430 Hours, Detention Officer Harden had her blood pressure checked in the 1200 Jail Clinic and was advised it was elevated. At approximately 1440 hours I called for Houston Fire Department. At approximately 1445 hours Houston Fire Department Medic 17 arrived at 1200 Baker Street Jail. Detention Officer Harden declined transport at approximately 1500 hours. At approximately 1505 hours, Sergeant Chad King took Detention Officer Harden to her husband’s work location Lieutenant

On May 4 1920 at the school of Washington high they were preparing for their field trip to the Washington prison. The principal was trying to scare the kids so they don’t go to prison. They began the ride on the bus and talked the whole way, they finally go there and there were giant walls around the prison. All the kids wondered why they needed walls that high. Then a man named Jim walked out and smiled he said he was going to be giving them there tour.

New Life Prison is a private prison located in an unincorporated area of Brentwood, CA New Life prison is a dormitory setting and a minimum security prison for level one and two male inmate population of 500. New Life Prison is too focused on lowering the recidivism rate in CA. New Life prison is a new private prison and receives funding from grants and donations. New Life mission is to focus on the level one and two inmate’s within the state prison system. New Life mission is to help these individuals move on passed the crime they have committed and began to live their life again. In 2004 Folsom state prison was able to move their level one and two inmates to a minimum security facility (Department of Correction 2015). Most of these inmates

The American Prison framework is coming up short us as a country. As exhibited by Brain Kincade the American restorative facilites framework is monstrous. The American Prison is enormous to the point that it's reviewed turnover of $74 million obscurations the GDP of 133 countries. The greater part of it needs to do with the way the American true blue structure works and how it has changed over the traverse of the most recent 40 years. The country detain masses has quadrupled to 2.2 million in which it has amplified all through the last a30 years. The American Prison is higher for blacks and Latinos more than whites. The miserable part is that numerous people in these therapeutic workplaces are moms, fathers, sisters, kinfolk, young women and

Twenty miles northeast of california's state capital sacramento, lays a castle like structure known as folsom prison. Folsom prison is the second oldest prison in california but Folsom was the first prison in the world to have electricity do to the first hydroelectric powerhouse in California. San quien was the first prison to open in california but after 6 years the prison became over populated and corrupted. After the gold rush the state decided it was time to open a new prison. In 1873 prisoners from san quien were shipped to folsom to help build the foundation of the prison. Folsoms construction of the cell blocks started in 1878 and the prison was opened in 1880.

Since the Bureau of Prisons sold the Cibola County Correctional Center to a private company, there have been reports that the prison has accumulated the most repeat significant deficiencies in health services than any other federal prison currently in operation. The prison is set to close in October.

Restorative justice ways are a very controversial topic with some people thinking it is the best way for crime to be handled and others not being a fan of it. Some people don’t believe in restorative justice because it is giving offenders a second chance. Restorative prisons are a part of restorative justice that can positively impact many people including any individual who was involved in the crime in some way. Restorative prisons are more useful for the community as well as the offender because they have that opportunity to help many people. Restorative prisons are a perfect example that could have saved a 19 year old kid who was sentenced to 47 years in prison.

This result cannot solely be achieved by charity; education is necessary when serving a community in order to fully grasp the scope of the injustice. As a member of the Dance Marathon Executive Board, I have led fundraising events for charities and raised awareness about the significance of education towards reducing injustice. This past summer, I traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on a service trip. Prior to the trip, I extensively studied the current situation on the reservation. I read articles about Native American history such as the Wounded Knee Massacre as well as watched documentaries about the ongoing uranium water crisis. When working on the reservation, I couldn’t fully empathize with what the community members were feeling, but I could sympathize with their pain and understand what was causing it. After listening to the people share their experiences surrounding economical, agricultural, and medical issues, I conveyed these stories to my community. Through education and altruism, I serve my community as a leader furthering social

Rina Palta wrote in the article that private prisons now a day are owned by private company and are being use for profit. The target that she stated in the article is people of color. The more prisoners they have the more profit they can get, that why the prisons are trying to keep their prisoners. Their plan is to catch the young prisoners and use them as long as they can. First, the prisoners are not allowing to bring lawsuits. Second, the private prisons are not teaching their prisoners any social skills so that when the prisoners finish their sentence, they won’t know how to survive in social, and they will eventually come back to the prisons. This article is believable because the author is a reporter about crime and safety for KPCC. She has been spending a few years to report prisons, law enforcement agencies and criminals. I use this as the evident that the government let those private company using the prisoners of color to make profit.

Prison is an institution for the confinement of persons convicted of criminal offenses. Throughout history, most societies have built places in which to hold persons accused of criminal acts pending some form of trial. The idea of confining persons after a trial as punishment for their crimes is relatively new.