ipl-logo

Final Essay

1495 Words6 Pages

My idea came from watching a documentary on how prisons and jails in Europe have a different approach dealing with inmates when being punished for a crime they did. This place was in Norway, their jails are actually treating their inmates with gratitude. Erwin James (2013) labeled Norway jails inmates “live in conditions that critics brand 'cushy' and 'luxurious'.” These amazing jails have positive results because they have the least reoffenders in the world. The results of my topics should be positive, the reason I say this is because it been tested out in different countries and they had amazing results. Sterbenz, C. (2014) mentioned in Norway, recidivism rates are only 20%, but the US has the highest at 76.6% to be rearrested in 5 years …show more content…

It was compared to different state prisons around the country, the Green prison program had positive influence in prison which helped reduce the percentage of recidivism. Green prison programs existed since the 1990’s and has been placed in different geographic location such as New York, California, and Washington. It’s a better alternative to other rehabilitation programs that showed they failed in do any good. These programs are known to have inmates participate in positive way to nature, like engaging in gardening: which has activities to prisoners that involve them landscaping, green roof gardening, and caring for animals and environment. For example program participants released between 1999 and 2007, showed reduced recidivism from 1-3 years release of prisoners in Green prison programs compared New York state prisons and General US prison population. The percentage of recidivism for 1 year release in Green prison was only 14%, New York was 23%, and general US prison was 23%. Recidivism after 3 years for Green prison programs was only 31.83%, New York prison was 42% percent, and General US prison population was 45.20 percent. SANDER VAN DER LINDEN, and Woodrow Wilson showed the importance of criminal behavior being influenced in this form of prison where it was of eco-therapy to prisoners, which helped attribute to offer an form of relaxation and relief from such harsh social environments. Prisons without such program where to overcrowd and isolating, also was mentioned to be bleak and chaotic environment. These programs have not been shown much attention towards even though they proved to help teach prisoners social skills, such as how to work effectively with

Show More
Related
366 Words | 2 Pages

This is just one manifestation of America’s culture of incarceration. The United States has twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners and only five percent of the world’s population. The prison population in the

Read More
1097 Words | 5 Pages

The consequences of this means that when inmates are released back into society, they are unable to function as productive citizens and are more likely to be repeat offenders. In essence, the emphasis on retribution within prisons actually makes society more dangerous by releasing mentally and emotionally damaged inmates without a support of system or medical treatment. Angela Davis addresses this specific issue within her book, Are Prisons Obsolete? In her effort to analyze the harmful effects of incarceration, she recognizes that many people within prison suffer emotional and mental illnesses but are not helped or treated for them. In addition, solitary confinement, which can cause people severe and lasting mental distress after only 15 days, breaks individuals down and leaves them with lasting negative ramifications.

Read More
1372 Words | 6 Pages

They were successful, for places such as New York, Auburn, and Ossining started to implement a new, more rehabilitative system. In fact, Pennsylvania had built two of the best prisons in America, where inmates could exercise in their own cells, have meals delivered to them, and never come in contact with another inmate (Modern Prison History). Although these new prisons were supposed to rehabilitate their inmates, they more often caused despair and depression (Faragher

Read More
507 Words | 3 Pages

Those who find themselves sentenced to time in a penitentiary, jail, or prison are at risk of either being broken or strengthened by the time they spend behind bars. There is a great debate of whether or not the prison system in the United States is positive or negative. The following will briefly highlight the positives, negatives, and possible alternatives for our nation's prison system. First, there is a long list of negatives that the prison system in America brings. The prison system is filled with crime, hate, and negativity almost as much as the free world is.

Read More
852 Words | 4 Pages

V. PRISON REFORMS The main part of this research paper is the reforms for the conditions of prison and make prison a better place for prisoner and make an alternative for incarceration. The prison Reform for prevention of overcrowding in prisons: A ten-point method for reducing the overcrowding in the prisons all over the world, these points are1: 1. Collect and use data to inform a rational, humane and cost-effective use of prison.

Read More
679 Words | 3 Pages

Thesis: It is very important for the sake of Americans tax dollars that we change the way that prisons are run and increase the productivity of inmates so when they are released from jail they are ready to be a productive member in society and have the confidence to achieve new goals. Introduction: Day after day, millions of inmates sit in jail doing nothing productive with their lives. We are paying to house inmates that may not even have a good reason to be there. For example, drug offenders are being kept with murderers and other violent offenders.

Read More
1074 Words | 5 Pages

To ensure the safety of citizens, law enforcements all around the world use different techniques and methods to isolate the wrongdoers from the general public. America boasts technology, and Sweden takes pride in its low recidivism and crime rates. Sweden’s prison system is one of the world’s best, with the number of Swedish prisoners dropping from 5,722 to 4,500 out of a population of 9.5 million. The country has closed a number of prisons, and the recidivism rate is around 40%, which is significantly less than in the U.S. and most European countries. By furthermore improving America’s and Sweden’s prisons, it can greatly improve the prison system, lessen incarceration rates, and significantly reduce recidivism rates.

Read More
1086 Words | 5 Pages

Web. (-- removed HTML --) . Cooper, Alexia D., et al. “Recidivism of Prisoners Released in 30 States in 2005: Patterns from 2005 to 2010.

Read More
485 Words | 2 Pages

The United States has five percent of the world 's population, yet holds twenty-five percent of the world 's prisoners. In 2013, there were 1.57 million inmates who had sentences longer than a year, and there were enough inmates to produce a GDP equivalent to 133 nations. With those statistics in mind, do you think there should be a change? Today I am here to protect those Americans in prison who are in need for reformation. There 're many reasons for a reformed prison, one being to protect human rights.

Read More
989 Words | 4 Pages

Does it make sense to lock up 2.4 million people on any given day, giving the U.S the highest incarceration rate in the world. More people are going to jail, this implies that people are taken to prison everyday for many facilities and many go for no reason. People go to jail and get treated the worst way as possible. This is a reason why the prison system needs to be changed. Inmates need to be treated better.

Read More
660 Words | 3 Pages

Freedom can have many meetings to many people. Freedom to some may mean to be free in a trapped society filled with rules and regulations. Freedom can be revealed to the naked eye in things such as laws, organizations, and even clubs. Freedom to me is living your life however you choose, wherever you choose, and whenever you choose to do so. Angela Davis had once lost those privileges.

Read More
965 Words | 4 Pages

In today’s world, the usage of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter is ubiquitous. However, some governments such as that of China, North Korea and Turkey have attempted to restrict the use of social media. This is primarily because they want to stop the spread of opposing views that may pose a threat to their rule. This essay will argue against such a form of control over social media. By controlling social media people would have less access to diverse views.

Read More
617 Words | 3 Pages

As United Kingdom is one of the member of the European Union, European legislation creates the English law, and it has the power to create rules and regulations which apply in its member states. Sources of the European Union law include Primary Sources (Treaties), Secondary Sources, Directives, Decisions and Recommendations and Opinions (Cited in lecture notes, 2017). One example is that the Human Rights Act incorporates the main provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. Besides, the European Communities Act 1972 provided that Community law should be directly in the UK courts (Macintyre E, 2014, p28). If the English law is in conflict with European legislation, held that “the power of the UK courts to suspend conflicting

Read More
874 Words | 4 Pages

The prison population rate in the U.S. is 716 per 100,000 people. Unless someone has spent time researching this rate for different countries, the statistic probably doesn’t make much sense. Of the 222 countries and territories listed in the Tenth Edition of the ICPS World Prison Population List, 54% had rates below 150 per 100,000, and the world’s average was 144 per 100,000

Read More
2091 Words | 9 Pages

This approach also prevents overcrowding in prisons because it also deals with rehabilitative

Read More

More about Final Essay

Related Topics

Open Document