Is mental illness a contributing factor for death row inmates? Members of the Class in Comp 101 You should be aware that there are only thirty-two states that practice and uphold the death penalty in the United States. Within the thirty-two state’s the two leading in execution’s are California and Texas. The most common contributing factor to inmates on death row is mental illness. Medical conditions known as mental illness comes in many different forms. There are categories that consist of insanity
The jail door slammed and made a loud clash. Inmates sound like like barking dogs fighting over and over again. “I was treated like garbage.” It was the worst place to be. “Well I was here to meet an old friend of mine that was a brother to me.” i acknowledged . “Well that was offull that he sent you to jail.” muttered the inmate. “If you don’t mind me asking, how did you get in jail?” questioned the inmate. “It started on a rainy, cold,dreary day. The sky was grey and the rain sounds were like
Pod D. When Inmate Peterson, Jordan T324870, cell 57-2 received his meal tray, I noticed he had dried blood stains on his shirt, his left eye, left cheek and left corner of his lip were bruised and swollen. At that time I asked the inmate what happened and he replied, "It’s nothing." I told him to step out of the pod and have a seat in the multipurpose room of the housing unit. At approximately 1730 hours Inmate Peterson informed me that he was assaulted by four or five other inmates in the bathroom
In American jails there is a frightening amount of inmate suicides that occur, and seem to stay under the radar and unspoken about. There are many different contributing factors that can lead to an inmate ultimately choosing to take his or her own life. Being sentenced to jail can be difficult for various inmates to handle and one can have a risk of developing a mental illness if he or she has not already been diagnosed as mentally ill. A mental illness can become a battle with one’s self that some
Court Order transfer of an inmate Kelly from CJTC to Western Hospital. Prior to transfer deputy J conducted a pat search on Inmate Kelly and applied waist and ankle restraints. Inmate Kelly was then placed in the back seat of the county vehicle behind the driver and was secured by seat belt. Starting mileage logged at 55397 reported to dispatch. During transport, another vehicle went in front of me, and I pressed on the breaks to avoid an accident. Immediately, the inmate complained of her head being
IDENTIFYING DATA D Data: The inmate is a 24 year old, White male, serving 5 years for POSS. On count. Sub. FEL. W/a gun/ammo. This is his first Fl DOC incarceration. He entered into the Florida Department of Correction on 4/18/2015. The curent TRD is 4/26/2018 II. REASON FOR ADMISSION: The Inmate was admitted to Lake CI MHTF on 13/22/17 from Charlotte CI due Inmate continues to refuse to eat. Inmate had been on SHOS for days, from a hunger strike, missing meals for days, and lost a lot of weight
an attempted suicide. As I arrived on scene I noticed that Inmate Olson, Russell T376200 had cut his wrists multiple times with a razor blade during razor distribution. At approximately 1615 hours, RN Myriam CS298 and RN Friday CS283 responded to D7 B pod. At approximately 1617 hours, Inmate Olson was escorted to the Medical Clinic by Officer Encinas B3226. While in medical RN Myriam evaluated Inmate Olson and at 1625 hours, Inmate Olson was ordered to be transported to Maricopa Integrated Health
not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (amend. XIII). considering the possibility of an execution going as badly as Lockett’s, we must ask if we are violating this amendment. The execution of an inmate is also likely to bring up issues of faith, Romans 12:18 states “leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the lord” (Rom. 12.18). Morality should determine where we go as a country, including the punishments
Central Office. Pursuant to Department Order 802.01 GENERAL INFORMATION: 1.3 The Inmate Grievance Procedure does not serve as a duplicate appeal process or substitute appeal process for the following, which have independent appeal processes: 1.3.1 Disciplinary Hearing Process outlined in Department Order #803, Inmate Discipline Procedures. 1.3.2 Publication Screening and Review outlined in Department Order #914, Inmate Mail. 1.3.3 Protective Segregation outlined in Department Order #805, Protective
With incarcerations on the rise, the inmate population across the nation is becoming a serious topic of debate in today’s society regarding both political and economic issues. With most prisons working at thirty-nine per cent over capacity, it is becoming not only a hazard for the guards and inmates, but for the reputation of the justice system itself (Bewig). Many see prison incarceration as a way of radically reforming the criminal into a “normal” citizen. Prison is often thought of as a reformatory