Rhetorical Analysis Adult Jail

In February 2016, Brandon Stanton visited the Federal Correctional Complex located in Hazelton, West Virginia. This is a high security all male prison where Brandon visited to share another inmates’ story. Story #14 explained how a man was going to college and working at a print shop, however the money income was not enough. He ended up switching to selling drugs to make a major financial step up. The inmate then explained, “I started making 2k, then 3k, then 5k per week.” The amount of money started making him feel important in the world. Connecting ethos to the story, the community and culture becomes clearer. It was more normal to have drug deals and dealers on the corners at night than in other areas, but people will connect with that and

In the article, “THE REAL ANSWER TO MASS INCARCERATION”, Gilad Edelman analyzes President Obama's views on the increasingly high prison population in the United States, and what his plans are to help the mass incarceration issue our country faces.The author refers to the statistics given by Obama during his speech that demonstrated the high percentage of prisoners we have in the United States compared to the rest of the world. Gilad Edelman also addresses one of Obama's main focuses which is the impact nonviolent criminals have in our prison population, and how new policies need to be implemented in efforts of shortening sentences or releasing some prisoners. Another reference the author makes is to Leon Neyfakh with regard to the topic

There are two sides to the story, and it takes demonstration to visualize these points. Economist, Glenn Loury, in his article, “A Nation of Jailers,” portrays the issues among the exclusion of prisoners in society through mass incarceration. By using a variety of rhetorical techniques, he discusses the issue within America and its’ criminal system.

In “How to Lock up Fewer People,” Marc Mauer and David Cole argue that the prison system in the US needs to be improved. America’s incarceration rate is far too high, and it must be reduced. To make their argument, they use many facts and shocking statistics. The authors state the problem at hand, recognize the obstacles, and push for reform.

If we choose to do nothing, our prison conditions will continue to bring about health hazards for the inmates. Stevenson strongly advocates for a more humane approach to youth justice and is strongly against trying minors as adults. The juvenile justice system needs to place more emphasis on support and correction than on punishment, taking into account the vulnerabilities and developmental differences of young offenders. In addition, it is important to convert juvenile correctional facilities into therapeutic and educational settings that target the underlying causes of misbehavior. In order for these children to become successful individuals, the primary components of juvenile detention have to be educational opportunities, psychological services, and rehabilitation programs (Hanink, 2018).

In the article "Should Prisoners Get a Free College Degree? Why Opinions Are Shifting.", Harry Bruinuis explains a brief history of education within prisons along with an explanation behind why this education is critical. Bruinuis spends time reporting on facts and important numbers which help the readers understand the dire need for prisoners to be learning as they are incarcerated.

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 freedom of speech to the point where they are running the facility, but they have feelings too and as well as thoughts. Just as they would out here in the free world. People fail to realize working in a jail facility difficultiness all depends on how

This research paper will examine whether or not juveniles that commit violent crimes should be tried as an adult. Through research, I will establish an argument that children who commit the crimes of an adult should be punished as an adult. Data based on experience and observation detailing the number of juvenile offenders that are housed in adult prisons and jails, as well as the number of prisoners serving life sentences that were earned by committing violent crimes before the age of 15 will be included in this research paper. Finally, I

“Uniformly in our communities, more and more young people are engaging in more and more dangerous and serious behavior. And I see as a result of that, more prosecutors and the citizens generally seem to be exerting more pressure to charge these youths as adults, as opposed to having them processed through the juvenile justice system,” Juvenile Judge Elizabeth Crnkovich

When a youngster sees what is going on in the prison, they will think that these behaviors are crucial to survive in the real word, and will not attend or participate in rehab, because of these false, untrue, and misleading actions they see in prison. “Research has shown that children in the adult criminal justice system are 34 percent more likely to be arrested again than those convicted of similar offenses in juvenile court” (splcenter.org). How can we keep sending children to these horrible places, and not expect them to be violent when they get out? These adult prisons are not the problem, it’s the people sending children to these places. “Adult prison?

Juveniles should not be tried as adults for violent crimes and given the opportunity to be rehabilitated. Case in point, in the October 1998 issue of Emerge Magazine is a feature article

Juvenile Justice Reform “America’s criminal justice system isn’t known for rehabilitation. I’m not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore.” Although Steve Earle was speaking against the death penalty when he said this, his words apply to the juvenile justice system as well. The process of being incarcerated into this system is flawed, however the problems inside the detention will be the focus of this paper. Beginning with the trial itself, discrimination shows itself within minutes.

There’s an old saying, “don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time”. Our youth is doing the crimes, not realizing the true consequences of their actions; hence their immaturity. “Per a 2011 report on the National Institute of Corrections, 250,000 minors wind up in the adult criminal justice system each year.” (Hannum, 2016). But that does not mean, they should be tried as an adult for their crimes. Nor should they get off easy because they are under the age of eighteen. You can pick any day of the week, about 10,000 of our children are being put in adult prisons and jails. (Hannum, 2016). Nearly every year, the FBI arrest more than 33,000 young adults under the age of eighteen for offenses.” (Khan, 2010.). It’s time for society and our

Although the United States composes a mere five percent of the world’s population, it holds twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners (13th 0:01-0:05). In recent years, mass incarceration, or the practice of arresting vast amounts of people, has become a relevant issue within the United States. As rising amounts of individuals, primarily minorities, are arrested, for both serious and petty crimes, government spending on jails and inmates has undergone a drastic increase as well. The large sum of money that has been directed toward correctional facilities has initiated a great amount of controversy, as many believe that it should be used to cover the rising cost of education instead. Since the majority of inmates are currently minorities,

On the other hand, the advocates of the juvenile system believe that because children are not fully mentally or physically developed, they are not therefore accountable for their actions in the same way as adults (Ainsworth, 1995, p.932-933). Juvenile criminality for them is “youthful illness” brought about by external forces like environment or impoverished living conditions. Donna Bishop, an advocate of the juvenile justice system, encourages states to give these juveniles “room to reform.” She believes that a policy that is designed to discard youth in the middle of the transition to adulthood is uncharacteristic of a fair government (Bishop, 2000, p. 159). Supporters of this kind of reform program for juveniles are not amenable to the transfer to adult court