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The Pros And Cons Of Prison Rehabilitation

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Over the centuries, the demand for rehabilitative justice has outreached its capacity; in fact, in a recent report from The Bureau of Prisons (BoP) stated, that approximately 16,000 people were on the wait list for basic literacy education, and training. In a society of being “tough-on-crime” it is the responsibility for state, and federal governments to develop legislation that will help further push along the restorative processes. These processes are outdated, have overly harsh mandatory minimums with increased sentencing guidelines, and over-the-top punishments for non-violent offenders. With this type of overhaul, it is possible that we could transform those responsible for the crime; along with, encouraging communities to play a role …show more content…

The criminal justice system has come a long way from the early days of the 17th Century were William Penn, a Quaker, developed his “Great Experiment” in Pennsylvania. Penn’s goal was to abolish capital punishment for all crimes, except those convicted of murder. Penn believed that “all prisons shall be free, as to fees, food and lodgings” and those prisoners should have the necessary tools and education needed to learn a trade, so that they could earn an honest living upon their future release. Nevertheless, Penn believed, that by putting these elements into practice and in tangent with his Quaker faith; it could open up to the possibilities of nurturing “that of God” in everyone. This was the main starting point of setting up guidelines that would be used for crime, punishment, and the procedures needed to protect the rights of the innocent. It was not until the early 1900’s when President Theodore Roosevelt, considered one of the most influential reformers of our time, placed many progressive ideas into motion. As he help implement new sentencing laws, the creation of law enforcement agencies; such as, The F.B.I., and the development of the juvenile justice

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Incarceration grounds itself in the complete subordination and demonization of marginalized communities. Firmly established in the ideological, political, and social life of the U.S., the prison industrial complex has generated an enormous profit through the exploitation of queer and gender non-conforming bodies. Eric A. Stanley and Dean Spade’s scholarly journal “Queering Prison Abolition, Now?” underscore the reproduction of gender roles and white supremacy both within and outside the prison walls. By examining the roles of power dynamics and scrutinizing how prison systems function through a queer intersectional lens, scholars can provide a discourse that counters the purported “rehabilitation” process of incarceration. Likewise, Angela

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When the American prison system began, it was believed that rehabilitation, the act of restoring one’s character, could be beneficial for criminals to start over. According to Tom Wicker, “The system…began as a reform impulse, the idea that if offenders were isolated, shielded from the public mockery that had accompanied hangings and the stocks, given time to repent, and worked hard, they could be turned away from crime and transformed into useful citizens” (xii). Criminals could become better citizens and have a positive outlook for a future if they worked hard and were secluded from the outside world. Although this idea seems more humane, it did not last long in the prison system because many people believed that any crime committed deserved

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