Reflection On My Visit To Sumner County Jail

Learning about the county jail was an interesting experience. Amongst all the sight seeking, I realized there was several departments within the jail itself. The different departments are called the booking department, incident reports, and finger printing department.

Prior to visiting the prison, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was nervous but also excited to see how everything operated. I had never been to a jail or a prison prior to this field trip. I was expecting to see one big building surrounded by high fences and coiled barbed wire. Once inside, I was expecting to see people dressed in orange doing various activities, much like in movies and television shows, even though I knew these weren’t true.

Throughout this entire semester, I have learned many different aspects of society that I had a basic understanding of originally. I never would have imagined the amount of knowledge and real life stories I would gain in this class. I want to start of by saying that I am grateful to have taken this class and appreciate each and every story that was shared. These stories opened my eyes to a world I wouldn’t have normally seen. For that fact alone, I believe sociology was one of the most insightful classes in my college career so far.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement was a time in which African Americans were setting out to end segregation, specifically in the south. During this time period, African Americans were treated unequally from the white people. African Americans were unable to eat in the same restaurants, shop in the same stores, or even drink out of the same drinking fountain. Dr.

In 1963 what was going through your mind when you were imprisoned in the Birmingham

On 02 March 2017, 1258 Hrs, Michael Goodman DOB:03/02/1992, was arrested by Corporal Kyle Wilmont of the Missouri State Highway Patrol for possession of a controlled substance. He was transported to Dent County Jail and placed on a 24 hour pending issuance of warrants. See his report number 170128387, for further details involving that arrest.

As a second semester freshman, I found English 102 to be one of my favorite classes. My professor Sally Benson, structured our class’s curriculum around issues in the prison system. More specifically juveniles in adult prisons, college classes for incarcerated individuals, and prison privatization. I found this quite interesting because every assignment we did directly correlated to these three issues. In the beginning of the semester, we, as a class, analyzed all three of these issues, to get a become well acquainted with each topic.

One particular night I was in my room on my laptop, and Steve abruptly burst through the front door. I could hear my siblings scream, “Stop,” as I walked to the door to see what was going on in the room. Steve and my mom were face to face and appeared to be engaged in a verbal altercation. I ran towards them to step in between the conflict, but it was too late. He had struck my mother and charged at me. He grabbed me by my white tank top shirt, and he dragged me into the kitchen. He picked me up several times and body slammed me on the kitchen floor. I tried to kick him off of me, but my adolescent legs were no match for this 250 pound man. My mother and siblings began to strike him with pots and pans and begged him to get off of me. I manage

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 Kansas City, Missouri, city officials are responsible for overseeing several aspects of the city’s administration. This includes collecting taxes, budgeting, infrastructure maintenance, jail supervision, among others. The Jackson County Jail is housed in Kansas City, and the Kansas City council is partially responsible for the funding and operation of the jail, as it houses city statute violators. The correctional staff is made up of members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, so are outside the scope of the city’s supervision. Since the jail is housed in the city of Kansas City, the city legislature is responsible primarily for the operations of the jail.

When we were told that we would be going into Muscogee County Jail to interview inmates, I had many mixed emotions: anxious, excited, curiosity. When registering for this class, I was not told what I would be doing while taking this course so being told we were going in the jail was pretty shocking and surprising. I remember sitting there and thinking how am I, someone who is not even a criminal justice major (I am a sociology major), suppose to have a conversation with an inmate about what is going on within the system not knowing anything about the system. The feeling of inadequacy was real and led to a state of confusion and thinking I couldn't relate to these inmates or do the job I was sent in there to do.

Upon arriving to Fresno County Jail, I had few expectations of the environment. My initial thought was there was going to be a ton of screaming and disorderly conduct just to scare us. I did not see anyone screaming towards us or anyone trying to fight us. I did see lots of gang sign thrown at us and few remarks to the correctional officers, but it wasn’t bad. The facility was dirty and smelt bad. Our tour guide officer told us that they have mice and other pesticide problem due to inmates taking their food to their bunks and leaving it there for a few days. One thing that amazed me was the underground tunnel because I would have never thought a county jail would have one. The underground tunnel is used to transport inmates to court.

Mr. Ming has a good jail report from Madison County Jail from jail authorities. Ming claims he dosent have any contact with family members. He completed high school in China, and worked as a laborer and various different jobs. Defendant took English classes but still speaks very little of English. He also have a background of physical and mental health. He was transferred to a mental health unit at Briggs for a psychological evaluation. He was referred there because he was starving himself, not speaking, and exhibited unusual behavior. Mr. Ming lost tons of pounds and blood pressure was

Empirical research on prison systems is important in ensuring an accurate understanding of the success of rehabilitation. Prison tours should not occur because the tours are scripted and give an inaccurate depiction of prison life as well they dehumanize the inmates.

Holy Cross College in South Bend wants to give more Indiana inmates the opportunity to pursue a college degree. The college is one of more than 200 vying for federal funding to support prison education.