We appreciate you taking an interest in Tom Geers, and are thankful that you are willing to work with us to try to help him. We request that his case be re-opened. We want his present Florida consecutive sentence CHANGED to a concurrent sentence with his present Federal sentence. We believe Tom’s sentence is extreme.
This book discusses social issues such as Mass Incarceration within our society. Michelle Alexander is very qualified to discuss the controversial topics that are mentioned within the text. Alexander is a civil rights lawyer, a legal scholar and advocate. She has held many positions in higher
As a former United States President, Jimmy Carter has a voice that many listen to. In “Foreward to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land,” Carter uses that voice to encourage the American people to protect the wilderness. Carter prompts people to preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and help the area to remain undeveloped. Carter maintains that it is imperative to protect this refuge by using personal anecdotes about his own time spent in Alaska, powerful word choice to draw the reader to his side, and employs the word “we” in order to instill a sense of coalition between the readers and Carter. Carter begins to construct his polemic of supporting the refuge by introducing several personal experiences of his own
“Yuma Territorial Prison.” Lecture, Yuma, AZ, January 8-9,
Implications for this book include Santos’s desire to help fix the prison system and the mass incarceration issue the U.S is facing. Santos is also helping other that are being prosecuted by the failing system. Upon being released and piecing his life back together, Santos started his own foundation called the Michael G Santos foundation. Through this foundation, Santos is helping bring awareness to the socials issues that result from mass incarceration while also helping former prisoner transition and integrate successfully back into the work force. Through Santos’s hard work and commitment, Santos successfully helped Maine’s department of corrections enhance their prison system by the virtue of his own programs that he has developed post
The core values of the Georgia Department of Corrections is the basis upon which the organization operates and decisions are made as at all time the GDC aims to meet the needs of all citizens. The Georgia Department of Corrections organizational structure is a complex one, with the head of operations being the Governor followed by the Board of Corrections and centrally the Commissioner. The Commissioner currently is Homer Bryson, the commissioner then works directly with its executive staff, confidential secretary and executive assistant to ensure the GDC is on track in all its activities. Answering directly to the commissioner is the Chief of Staff, who for this current period is Gregory C
Adam Fross expresses his personal experiences and views on changing the justice system in his TedTalk presentation, “A Prosecutor’s View on a Better Justice System”. Fross brings the attention of his audience to an inside look into the criminal justice system; how it works and what they could be doing better. The United States of America has the most incarcerated people in the world. Fross took note of this and started asking why and how he could make a difference, He not only wanted to make a change in the justice system, but wanted to help the convicted. Adam Fross is an Assistant District Attorney for the Juvenile Division of Suffolk County.
Officers who are left with lack of sleep, lack of departure from the job, lack of time off, and lacking personal time are at greater risk of accidents, injury, and liability due to the stressors of the job and interaction with the socially unstable, mental handicapped, aggressive, and assaultive inmates. The failure of the Department of Corrections to abide by or even attempt to align “suggested” and determined manning to prevail makes each facility hazardous to inmates and staff alike. With this said, it stands to reason that when the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections allows a known hazard to exist and persist, while a risk assessment has been accomplished and given to the State of Alaska in the form of a “CGL Analysis”, the state had been placed on notice (CGL, 2016). To combat this continued hazard, it is proposed that every event that an Officer is “Held Over”, “Ordered into Mandatory Overtime”, “Refused a Requested Leave”, or “Ordered to work on a shift that is Undermanned according to the CGL Analysis”, the Premium Pay that will include “Hazard Pay” will be calculated for every hour worked in that
Some of these temporary officers were not interested in making corrections as a career that resulted in high turnover rates. These guards were paid at the lower end of the salary scale and a lack of advancement opportunities that brought dissatisfactions. In order to correct this structural defect, prison officials should offer higher salaries, clear and concise advancement opportunities. Using these techniques, prison official would influence guards to remain longer and have pride in their
The prison population increased by 91% between the years 1993 to 2014. More offenders were being sentenced over these years and for a longer period of time. No progress was made. The 1989 Children’s Act held that a child’s welfare should be paramount (Muncie
Historical commision reports have been extreemly useful for the fomration of future policy decisions. Looking at the similarities and differences in the circumstances that led to the formation of the Wickersham, Kerner, and Obama Commissions. Also, what were the similarities and differences in the reports ' recommendations. While the nuances of each report are different both in breath and scope the over arching theme of the three reports have very tangable and similar themes. Criminal activity and public outcry led to each of the commisions being formulated.
As a result of truth-in-sentencing practices, the State prison population is expected to increase through the incarceration of more offenders by keeping them incarcerated for longer periods of time. Abadinsky, Howard, Probation and Parole, Theory and Practice, St. John’s University, Pearson, Twelfth
Students in the criminal justice department are taught that our main objective in the justice system and our careers is to serve and also protect those involved in our community. For as long as I can remember, my goal in life has been to provide service by protecting and serving those who are close to me. My penchant for service is what eventually led me to the Criminal Justice program at Valdosta State University. This passion for service began at a very young age when my life was turned upside down when I relocated from Puerto Rico to the state of Georgia due to a tragic car accident that led to the end of my father’s life. This sudden change of lifestyle and heartbreak came with an extreme amount of struggle and culture shock not just
Environment and Technology on the Appalachian Trail The individuals Bryson met on the Appalachian Trail and the revelations he experienced magnified his respect for the wilderness and his disdain for technology. At the beginning of his memoir, he knows little about the wilderness. He decides to embark on the adventure of hiking the Appalachian Trail in order to get in shape, and prove to himself that he could do it. He also felt compelled to go because the trail could potentially be destroyed in the next fifty years.
America’s prosecutors where practicable be willing participants in addressing issues of reducing recidivism and ensuring the safety of victims’ and the community. NDAA implemented the following policies position on Prisoner Reentry July 17, 2005 (Association, 2005) Victim reentry issue- the primary focus should be on providing a safe environment for the victims of crime and the community, Victims should be informed about the status of their offenders’, location, notification of projected release date, the person (s) or agency (ies) to contact if questions or concerns arise. How to apply for a protective order application and issuance. Available mental health services.