Solving the Problem of an Aging Prison Population Joshua N. Handy American Military University Abstract The American correctional system is facing many emerging issues. One of these issues is the exponential increase in aging offenders. In the past few decades, the number of geriatric offenders incarcerated has multiplied at an increasing rate. This essay addresses the issue of aging offenders in the correctional system; the problems that these offenders create and the underlying issues related
Prison overcrowding: The most pressing problem for the prison system Despite the fact that the prison estate has struggled to fit with the rising demand, the prison population has been leapt rapidly in recent years. The problem of prison overcrowding could be the most pressing because it may destroy the delivery of rehabilitative regimes across the prison system (The Home Affairs Committee report, 2005). The lack of capacity means that prisons have to accommodate more inmates than they are designed
Inmate Population and Its Effects on the Prison System Frankie Lorino Jr. University of Troy Abstract The purpose of this paper is to look at the prevalence of overcrowding in the United States prison system, what led to its current conditions, and how it effects the its fundamental function. The explanation of growth is suggested by Davey 1998 and Anderson 2000. Jacobson, 2005 outlines some of the affairs leading to the change in prison functions. The dire state of conditions in prison facilities
Vulnerable Population Paper Community settings are comprised of different types of populations. Some communities may be comprised of a population of middle-aged individuals, retirees, or single families. No matter where one lives there are also vulnerable population integrated throughout. Vulnerable population is defined as persons with diminished autonomy, those who are compromised in their ability to give informed consent. Groups often identified as vulnerable include children, homeless individuals
The prison population rises each year. This increasing trend has been directly linked to the reoccurring arrests of released prisoners. Some people believe that there is not an answer to fixing this problem. However, research and studies show that there is an answer to the reoccurring problem. Even with this conclusion, there continues to be many opinions on what should or should not be done to prevent the prison population from continuing to rise on a yearly basis. Most people who are incarcerated
Prison overcrowding has become a serious problem at all levels of the U.S. prison system. The size of the U.S. prison population is staggering. The U.S. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, with one in 35 people in the correctional system. In 2013, it was estimated 6,937,600 adults were in some form of correctional control (Jackson 8). Ethnic minorities, especially African-American males, have higher incarceration rates than others, especially whites; although they are only
America has a major problem with overcrowding in its prisons, and action needs to be taken. Since 1970, the inmate population in the United States has increased over 700%, far greater than the general population as a whole. This has led to declining quality of life within the prison system including 8th Amendment violations and it represents a needless drain on state finances. There is simply no value in keeping non-violent convicts in the prison system, sometimes for years. The costs are high, and
Prison Overcrowding Nicole Neal American Intercontinental University Abstract This research paper is to explore the impact of prison overcrowding. The United States has a, what seems to be everlasting, prison overcrowding problem. Not only does the United States have this dilemma, but also many other countries have overcrowded prisons as well. Many issues need to be addressed; ways to reduce the prison populations and how to effectively reduce prison cost without jeopardizing
The prison system in England and Wales could reasonably be described as being in crisis. Discuss. The term crisis refers to an intense time of difficulty, trouble or danger, or a time when difficult decisions must be made. However, in the context of the prison system, it has to be looked at differently. This can be seen throughout the essay in how there have been times of danger, and difficult policy decisions made. In looking at whether these problems are important to the prison system, it has
M7A1 Case Study 3: California Prison System AB 109 and AB 117 were introduced to ease the pressure of the federal and state budget through saving costs on the penitentiary system. In this regard, the reduction of the prison population and the transfer of a part of the prison population to county jails was one of the main provisions of AB 109 but AB 117 actually discharges provisions of AB 109. Such a paradoxical situation is the result of scarce financial resources