So, I have to do a presentation for my philosophy class on whether or not correctional facilities help or hurt. I just wanted some opinions so I can try to cover all the different viewpoints. Thanks so much for any input. The biggest benefit to society is public safety: They help with keeping dangerous criminals [...]
I was told this for the State of Florida, not sure about other states. FL No, not incentive pay. There is preferential hiring for certain veterans and spouses of veterans providing you meet all other qualifications.
As I have heard, prisons are over crowded. This may mean that a lot of people who go there, seem to be getting worse. Some may get better but overall, prison only serves as a "lock up the bad guys" solution and not "correct the bad guys" solution. What I mean by correct is influence. [...]
We already give them a last meal, last words and last rites so would it be wrong to give them their last song? Imagine if you were hours away from execution, wouldn’t you want to hear your favorite song or a song that will comfort you in your last hours? And not all death row [...]
Someone I know is claiming to have once been an inmate for 2 months in a state prison because of a restraining order being filed against him. Something in his story is missing or muttled. Would a person be sent to prison simply on having a restraining order filed against them? I think probably not. [...]
Well, I found a message thread on the PrisonTalk.com forum that addresses that issue that should be very helpful (see link, below). Good luck!…
There is certainly no CORRECTING going on in there. The few who DID leave a better person did on their own will. So what’s with the euphemism? We changed the name because of political correctness. This political correctness is a cancer in our society without a cure.
Do you mean the guards or the inmates? I know many of the guards were executed for war crimes.
None.. they just execute everyone.
My uncle is an inmate at Algoa. How can I send him a magazine subscription? I know that you can do this, I just am not sure how. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! I would assume you just make the subscription send-to address as his prison inmate mail address, so long as the prison [...]
