The Pros And Cons Of The American Prison System

amount we, as taxpayers, are having to pay every year. Marijuana is a progressively heated issue in America today, and is one that will need to be discussed in a more critical approach in the future. With marijuana being discussed, there are many pros and cons that can be found in this situation. If marijuana was made legal in the entire United States, the government could take advantage of this situation and make this another major source of income. Since the government would have control

convicted of certain crimes they must be punished with at least a minimum number of years in prison. The article I picked to review is an article on mandatory minimum sentences. The article reviews the pros and cons of mandatory sentencing. I will go over the pros and cons described in the article and give my opinion on how I feel about them. Staring with the pros of mandatory minimum sentences, the first pro is that mandatory minimum sentences discourage people from committing crimes. In the United

1. Morality PRO: "The crimes of rape, torture, treason, kidnapping, murder, larceny, and perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic [indisputably true] proof by expert testimony or otherwise. But communities would plunge into anarchy if they could not act on moral assumptions less certain than that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life, no matter what the

and the defense can show mitigating factors ("Pros and cons of controversial issues," 2009). The jury must unanimously agree to the death penalty and if one objects then the death penalty cannot be given ("Pros and cons of controversial issues," 2009). If the death penalty is handed down, then the defendant has an automatic right to appeal at both the State and Federal levels. This process can take up to 25 years to exhaust. There are pros and cons to consider in the debate on whether or not

Mandatory HIV testing should be enforced, because for those who have the virus and do not know that they have it, could possibly be spreading it to many of partners. If the government starts enforcing this potential law, it would prevent many misfortunes and burdens. An article read, “It will help people make informed choices. Some people are not honest enough to disclose their HIV status” (Obemeyer). This quote explains that for those who do not have HIV, will not make informed choices about intercourse

Over the last couple of decades, prison systems have adopted the use of solitary confinement as a means of punishment and have progressively depended on it to help maintain obedience and discipline inside the prison structure. Solitary confinement is a form of incarceration in which a prisoner is isolated in a cell for multiple hours, days, or weeks with limited to no human contact. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the United States represents only 5% of the world's population yet

at the current situation and how it arose with regard to the justice system in Wisconsin, while examining the scale of the issue and looking at the whether the various options would help tackle the issue at hand. In consideration of the analysis I have done, I would suggest further increasing funding for Treatment Alternative Diversion (TAD) programs for reasons that will become clear. Background Summary In Wisconsin the prison population and the budget has been growing for years and looks to keep

such as Colorado, Nevada, California, Maine, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Massachusetts. At this rate, it is fair to assume that marijuana will eventually be legalized nationwide. There are many pros and cons associated with the legalization of marijuana, however I believe the pros far outweigh the cons. To make sense of the debate, we can examine the effects alcohol has on our nation. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) “Alcohol alone has caused more than 25,000 deaths in 2013 and

Should we as Americans be the ones to judge someone to death? That is what happens every time that a criminal is sentenced to death. The death penalty is a major debate that Americans have faced for many years. Who are we though to commit a crime against one who committed the wrongful crime? Doesn’t this make us just as guilty as the criminal? Through this paper we will explore the pros, cons, and whether the death penalty serves to morally normalize society. The death penalty is a major debate

them are prison gangs, since the data research was done in May of 2017 (Statisticbrain.com)! You rarely hear about prison gangs because everything that goes on is inside the prison. When people do hear about prison gangs, it’s normally from a TV show or movie which leads the watchers to perceive prison gangs based on what they’ve watched. Typically, motorcycle gangs and street gangs are the most commonly heard about unlike prions gangs. I believe the public should be more aware of what prison gangs