Mistreatment of Prisoners
We see police brutality every once In a while, we are able to see it happening by the body cams on the officer or bystanders recording the incident happening on their phones. Most people do not see, hear, or even think about what goes on inside the prisons. We do not see every day the mistreatment and abuse these prisoners are going through. A lot of prisoners are being physically and mentally abused by other inmates and by correctional officers. In this paper, I'm going to identify who is affected and who affects this issue with the mistreatment of prisoners and explain why the values that motivate their beliefs.
The people most affected by this issue are the prisoners themselves due to the mistreatment by the correctional
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“ In a study that involved 7,000 inmates in 12 states in twelve state prisons, 21% of physical assaults the participants experienced were committed by prison staff, while 19% were by other inmates”(The Legal Examiner). Sometimes even the prisoners and the correctional officers team up and help hurt other inmates. While the prisoners are beating up one of their inmates the officers will act like nothing is happening. The inmates who report abuse and file a lawsuit against the prison most of them lose. Due to the fact that some prisons are hiding or covering up what they did, even the staff members. Inmates who go through this abuse such as physical, mental, or verbal face many mental struggles and have a hard time emotionally. Inmates are abused daily and it can go on for many years and no one will help them. Some inmates are in there for something small but when put in prison they have to face something way more extensive than what they are in there for and put into a violent environment. The inmates mostly keep silent because they are scared of if they say something then the abuse could get worse for them also why is because they feel like their voices won't matter because they are in …show more content…
They fight to help and protect victims that are being abused in prison and help them file a lawsuit against the abusers and the facility. They are one of the best-rated Flordia trial attorneys, O’Mara helps all victims who suffer all types of abuse from prisoners such as Physical assaults, sexual abuse, harassment, starvation, and health. They found out that 21% of males that are in Prisons In the United States of America the inmates claim that they have or are being physically assaulted by other inmates or correctional officers or any other type of prison staff. Prison abuse is almost never really reported due to reasons like the prisoners knowing that the prison or whoever is in charge will take care of their situation and act like nothing is happing in their facility. The law group helps prisoners know their civil rights and tell the that if they are being abused in prison that is a lack of compliance with their eight amendments rights and allows them to sue and file a lawsuit against the inmate's abuser. You wouldn't have to worry if the O’Mara law group is going to be helpful or wonder if they have any experience the O’Mara law group's team actually has thirty-five years of experience. The team actually has attorney members that are award-winning attorneys. The team wants to make sure that the inmates that are being abused know their rights and want to help them get out of that situation and get them