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Examples Of Injustice In The United States

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The goal of the United States Criminal Justice System is to deliver justice for all. Justice meaning to convict and punish those who are guilty while protecting the innocent. On many occasions, the justice system has failed to reach this goal by doing the opposite of its purpose and serving injustice. The justice system fails when it allows false arrests, malicious prosecutions and denial of a speedy trial to innocent people. Injustice is an important issue in the United States because it negatively affects the lives of those involved. The effect of a failed justice system causes innocent people to feel “heartache of having missed so much of life” after serving time for a crime they did not commit (Baca 567). Often these innocent prisoners serve their time in solitary confinement. The isolation causes them to lose their sense of freedom, which can develop into a personality or mental disorder. They become …show more content…

It is unfair that the people meant to keep them safe assault them. In Baca's autobiography “Coming into Language,” he describes seeing a person being abused at the county jail. As he was mopping the floor in front of the booking desk, the detectives kneed an old drunk and handcuffed him to the booking bars. Baca says the man’s shrill screams raked his nerves like a hacksaw on a bone. His screams were a "desperate protest of his dignity against their inhumanity" (Baca 567). As the man tried to rise, the detectives laughed and kneed him again. Government officials should protect inmates not harm them. The unreasonable force used by them makes it difficult for the inmates to feel safe. The abuse caused by government officials in prisons happen often and is unacceptable. It is not justified when the officers abuse their power and face no consequences. These issues are important because prisoners should get treated as humans. The mistake of breaking the law should not lessen their

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The inmates were treated so poorly that they felt they needed to retaliate against the guards. Working in a prison is a possible career choice for me, this book taught me issues that can arise while working in a prison. As a correctional officer, I want to be a productive and effective, I will be friendly with the inmates but not become friends. Treating them with respect will often times result in them giving respect back, which will make them trust and respect your authority. I will be attentive of my surroundings and inmate interactions.

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In the article “‘I Was Terrified’: Inmates Say They Paid a Brutal Price for a Guard’s Injury” by Tom Robbins. Mr. Robbins talks about the fact that many prisoners get brutally beat by the corrections officers that are on the clock. he talks about many cases during this article and the things the correctional officers did to these inmates. Main Point

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Americans want to investigate, judge, and punish fairly (Cole & Smith, 2011). Justice is defined as the proper administration of the law; fair and equitable treatment of all individuals under the law (Justice, 2008). As a society, there is a mutual agreement that justice should be done if a crime has been committed. According to Cole and Smith (2011), there are three goals of the criminal justice system: doing justice, controlling crime and preventing crime.

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The justice system is not as fair as one would hope, the scales are tipped by coercion and unfair police tactics. While within, prison and juvenile conditions can be equally as harmful to those convicted. The book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, clearly portrays police officers careless of the federal criminal process and how prison conditions have failed those convicted. Similarly, on the show, When They See Us, police officers use their abuse of power to coerce young teens into admitting to crimes they did not commit, later leading them to struggle and be abused inside prison and jail. In both Just Mercy and When They See Us, the justice system attempts to follow the federal criminal process well, yet inmates are still abused by one another,

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In the article “Even Prisoners Must Have Hope”, Richard Stratton (the author) talks about his thoughts on the federal prison system in America. Stratton himself had served 8 years in jail for smuggling marijuana. He strongly advises not to make the prisons even worse than they already are. The harsh conditions and other peoples’ vengeful attitudes toward criminals only make the violence and crime continue. According to Stratton, instead of improving the harsh conditions and trying to rehabilitate and help prisoners that could lead to peace, our society inflicts more pain and punishment, enforcing a violent cycle.

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In “Monster - They Treat Me Like a Dog, I’ll Be a Dog” insight is provided to put into perspective how inmates are mistreated and subject to different forms of abuse after being incarcerated for a period of time, which ultimately causes them to harden and commit additional crimes while in prison. As pointed out by Austin and Irwin (2012), inmates are often victims of “racial prejudice, being harassed by the correctional officers, threaten and attack by other inmates.” As a result, this causes many of the inmates to become violent, fearless individuals who often admit and conduct themselves in a manner that is self-destructive because they do not care whether they live or die in the process. As discussed in the course textbook, a primary

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Transgressors are openly whipped at the Palace of Corrective Detention. ” Take our brother Equality 7-2521 to the Palace of Corrective Detention. Lash them until they tell” (64). The people imprisoned in the Palace of Corrective Detention can’t leave their cells and have no access to the outside world.

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The main argument in favor of jail staff treating pretrial detainees more leniently than convicted jail inmate is that because they are still innocent, they should not have to be treated similar to a convicted jail inmates or limit some of their freedom until they are announce as a convicted offender. However, the argument against such leniency is it will be much harder for corrections officials to manage and deal with preterial detainees. The corrections officials would hestiate to control a situation and harder for them to determine which behavior is acceptable and what is not. This statement can summarize the challenges posed by pretrial detainees by that one is able to temporary buy his or her time, if they can afford to.

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