The Importance Of Water In Prisons

Have you ever been so close to death you thought you were dead… or wished you were? The story, The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allan Poe, is about a Frenchman who was visiting Spain and was caught up in the Spanish Inquisition in 1806. He was captured by the church-men who ruled the terrifying land he had ventured to. “They arrested, accused, and tried me… all on the charge that I did not worship God as they did. And for that I was going to die.” The Frenchman was tortured, not only physically but mentally as well, and found himself at death’s door throughout the story.

Despite the fact that my parents have worked in the criminal justice system for many years, I have never given much thought to the treatment of prisoners. As we learned from the readings, the current state of the United States criminal justice system is imperfect to the point of cruelty to those involved in it. This is truer for individuals with a mental illness. Due to a lack of psychiatric facilities throughout Alabama and overcrowding of those that do exist, many criminal offenders with mental illnesses are sent to prisons instead. State prisons are currently overcrowded, leading to substandard conditions such in almost every aspect.

     The pit in the book was a hole in the middle of the cell. The captive

Jails and prisons lay at the heart of the Criminal Justice System. These facilities helped forge the concept of rehabilitation. These institutions have changed over time and now reflect the modern methods of housing convicted individuals who need to be reformed or punished.

The victim was strapped to a table with a pot of rats upended on his stomach. Then a fire was lit atop the cauldron. The rats had no choice but to burrow into the condemned’s stomach.

In Andersonville, GA, there was a 16.6 acre prison. The prison housed the Union soldiers captured by the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Reports from a man who entered the camp said the men whom were held as prisoners looked as if they were skeletons. People would ask questions such as, “Can this be hell?,” or “God protect us!” The prison was a rectangular style prison. In the center, approximately three or four acres, stood a swamp. The swamp was used as a “sink” for the prisoners. Around the edge of the swamp was excrements of the prisoners¬- the stench was suffocating. There was an area of the prison known as the “Dead Line,” a no man-zone. The prison was undersupplied with food, not only for the prisoners, but also for

Healthcare is a big topic no matter how you view it, but when looking at it from the point of a person who is in prison, it takes on a whole new view. Those who are in prison have federal and state laws that say that the prisons must provide them with medical facilities for their healthcare needs. This paper will identify a governmental agency that regulates the healthcare that is provided to prisoners in an institution within the United States, along with the foundation of such an agency and who regulates the licenses, accreditation, certifications, and authorization for employment for those who work within one of these

From the beginning of the day Rusty was already on a rampage of negativity towards others. If we break down the laws he has broke: bringing contraband to a prison facility, invades prisoner’s cell with out a probable cause, clearly prisoners do not have the 4th amendment right however there was no reason for to destroy he things. By banding Brian from the law library unnecessary was keep him away from finding information against him so Brian can file a complaint. When Brue wife came to visit there was no type of warning for him to be treated the way he was by Rusty. As a rule, handshakes, embraces, and kisses (in great taste) are permitted at the starting and end of a visit. Staff may utmost contact for security reasons (to keep individuals from attempting to present booty) and to keep the meeting range efficient. This will lead to misconduct behavior and unreasonable power against prisoners. His wife still has her rights there was no reason why she had to be search for contraband.

The issues in the US prisons. There is a lot of them one is the private prisons that cost more to run then a public one. The food is another very big issue. The amount of people in their for the little things. These are the major issues.

On May 23, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that condition in California’s prisons violated its Eight Amendment Rights under the “cruel and unusual punishment.” The lower courts ordered that the state must lower and reduce its inmate population. This was due to California’s stricter punishment, inadequate transition program (rehabilitation) and the implementation of “three strikes” law, in which the state prison population grew tremendously. Additionally, because tougher laws has increased the population of inmates, it has also became a major challenges to our correctional professionals. With the influx of inmates, it has created more issues with more violent inmates, to include, the lack of services for those that are suffering from mental

Alienation revolves around the state of being isolated from a group or activity that one should be involved in. Lisa Jadwin writes in the article “Literary Contexts in Short Stories: Edgar Allan Poe's The Gold-Bug,” that “Poe was repeatedly alienated from and reconciled with his foster-father, who was both tight-fisted and rigid, and eventually sought work as a journalist and editor in Richmond, Philadelphia, and New York”(Jadwin). Turning away Poe regularly not only led to him feeling isolated within what was suppose to be his family, but it also led to him being forced to withdraw from the university because his foster parents refused to assist him with tuition. This alienation that Poe dealt with in his personal life is reflected onto his character Legrand. Instead of believing in him, similar to Poe’s foster parents not believing in Poe’s decision to become a writer, Legrand’s friends decided to get together and

While researching I have found numerous article about the negatives of mentally ill in the prison system. I have also found information on the impacts of solitary or the impacts of the negative environment on the metal stability of those in prison. However, finding information on what is being done to improve conditions has been harder to find.

Later in the story the walls start coming in toward the pit, and as he's falling in someone grabs him. The walls seem to close in on the prisoner, pushing him toward the pit . This pit symbolizes the unknown horror of the inquisition. It’s depth does not permit the prisoner from seeing its shape or knowing what’s inside

In 2004, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) conducted a survey of inmates in state and federal correction facilities examining the medical problems and other conditions by gender age and background characteristics (Maruschak, 2008). Correctional agencies are required to provide constitutionally mandated treatment for prisoners that have medical problems (Cropsey, Wexler, Melnick, Taxman, & Young, 2007, p. 6). In 1976, the United States Supreme Court mandated an inmate’s right to medical care in Estelle v. Gamble (1976). The cost of medical treatment for inmates is a large expense for correction agencies. According to Lamb-Mechanick and Nelson (2000), medical costs for inmates account for approximately 11% of the average correctional

Today, with the increase in the prison population combined with the rising costs of protecting public safety and rehabilitating prisoners, correctional leaders across the country are challenged with operating at maximum efficiency to provide quality services in a time of limited resources. The concept of sustainability in prisons will bring science, environmental education, and nature into the prison setting. It will involve offenders in research and conserving biodiversity and provide science education and green job training to the offenders. (SPP)