Archive for the 'incarceration' Category

Where can I find public records of incarceration rates in England?

During the late 17th through the early 19th century. Statistics on what crimes made up the percentage of crimes would be good too. Ex: Rape made up 7% of national crime averages. Tough one. If England has anything similar to the USA’s Library of Congress that is where I would start. At least, if you [...]

How much money is awarded to innocent inmates after their release from prison for each year of incarceration?

A person goes to prison for something they didn’t do and spend years in prison for it. How much money do they get automatically get without having to sue for each year that they were incarcerated? They don’t automatically get any money. They can sue, and see what the jury gives them.

Why is the incarceration rate of black people so much higher than that of other races?

Is it a genetic thing, where the black race includes a gene set for "fight-or-flight" or "disobeying"?? Or is the white man keeping them down? Neither, I believe that it has to do with the culture of giving up and blaming others. Poor parenting and other early social undertow. Our president is black and you [...]

Why is education being cut in favor of weapons and incarceration?

The politicians gonna make the U.S. look like a third world nation in a few years with all the financial mismanagement going down since schools are shutting down and consolidating but prisons are booming alongside the military with loads of weapons. That leaves most of the U.S. citizens rallying much like Hatians are doing right [...]

Should male offenders be mandated to pay for their incarceration?

Prisons are not as profitable as they thought they would be. If a man is incarcerated for a serious crime such as rape or murder, shouldn’t he pay for food medicine and clothes and electricity, water? I don’t consider women’s prisons because there are not nearly as many sure you can evict him…. to an [...]

Should male offenders be mandated to pay for their incarceration?

Prisons are not as profitable as they thought they would be. If a man is incarcerated for a serious crime such as rape or murder, shouldn’t he pay for food medicine and clothes and electricity, water? I don’t consider women’s prisons because there are not nearly as many No. These people would have no way [...]

How do Americans make Judges accountable for their Decisions? Such as wrongful incarceration?

Is the Judge guilty of a Tort if he sends the wrong man to prison? Since a judge isn’t the one who decides guilt, even if there was a possible tort for this, he wouldn’t be the one responsible. In general, all actions a judge takes in his/her official capacity are protected by immunity, both [...]

When we release criminals from incarceration doesn’t the threat perpetuate?

As a society we have to realize that the current system may not be the best solution because it allows criminals to get back on the streets and continue their crimes after they serve their terms. Many of these criminals are in for serious crimes, how can we expect their state of mind to change [...]

Is there a reason why black Americans statistically have a 65% incarceration rate?

And makeup 40% of all inmates in federal prisons across America? This is for a criminology assignment. there is a correlation between crime and poverty. there is also a correlation between being a minority and being poor. its not that surprising that black americans are incarcerated at the rate they are

Who knows that America has the highest incarceration rate in the World?

China came in second. With only 18% of the prisoners we do. Funny stuff, like there is no corruption in America.. HAHAHA Ever heard of Watergate my friends? and China killed less than 6000 in 2007. 6000 when you have millions in prison is nothing. Look up some info before you answer people. Please. Ignorance [...]