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Poe/Masque of the Red Death

The seventh and most western of the apartments was "closely shrouded in black velvet tapestries" and it was only in this room that...

Concepts of Jail Overcrowding

to 75 percent of inmates presently serving drug related sentences (What Causes Overcrowding in Jails and Prisons). Next, mandator...

Issues of Concern to Prison Inmates

a company rather than career corrections officers, they are underpaid, demoralized, and the turnover is high (Friedmann, 1999). Pr...

Did Bradwyn Intend to Escape?

he were tidying up and cleaning his cell, it is unlikely that he would strew items about. Rather, it is quite likely that he woul...

Life in Prison from the Inside

are not always paragons of virtue; they may use methods of unfair intimidation against certain inmates while allowing the actions ...

Poe and The Masque of the Red Death

decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...

Behind a Convict’s Eyes/Prison Life

sums up this code very well: Even if you do not feel tough enough to cope, act as if you are. Suffer in silence. Never admit you a...

Female Inmate Incarceration

effective. The differences which exist between men and women inmates in the prison system range from differences in need fo...

HIV Positive Assessment Findings Summarized

can symbolize aspects of society that a community would just as soon forget, such as prison inmates. When social ills as poverty,...

Correctional Institutions, HIV, and AIDS

and 7) is noteworthy and requires further study" (Vlahov et al. 1129). In addition this study found that "The incidence of HIV-...

California's Inmate Population and Gang Legislation

gang situation for most of the nation has escalated and California reflects those trends. As a result, specific laws pertaining on...

'Cruel and Unusual Punishment' and the 8th Amendment

punishment.iv It was a close vote of 4 to 3, which means that not all justices on that court believed electrocution to be cruel an...

Literature on Inmate Reform

that there is a growing body of research data that indicates that rehabilitation and/or reformation through the process of incarce...

Criminal Justice Issues

brings up the question as to "What kind of society could justify locking up so many of its young men," who are the principle demo...

Society, Crime, and the Assistance Offered by Prerelease Programs

to become productive citizens upon their ultimate release back into society. Advocates of these programs have long argued how the...

Study Sample and an Application of Statistical Analysis

30 of the respondents or 32.6% had no history of abuse. 24 respondents equating to 26.08% of the sample had a history of abuse as ...

Canada's Federal Penitentiaries and Searching Visitors, Cells, and Inmates

Ron Wiebe (2000) flatly states that the major security problem that prisons face is "contraband control and the management of drug...

HIV Prison Inmates and the Problems They Face

In six pages this research paper discusses the problem of HIV and AIDS infections among prison inmate in a consideration of the pr...

Rights of Prisoner

the criminal into long-term therapy, there is at least a chance of rehabilitation that there likely would not be in a full securit...

Protagonist Randle McMurphy in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In 6 pages a character analysis of Randle McMurphy is presented and his sacrifice in the name of asylum inmate freedom is discusse...

Asylums and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

In five pages this paper considers the practice of institutionalizing people who are mentally ill but still capable of functioning...

'Characteristics of Total Institutions' by Erving Goffman

This paper consists of four pages and considers Goffman's article in a micro and macro comparison of cultural themes, adaptation a...

Corrections, Control, and Privileges of Prison Recreation

In twenty five pages this paper examines the control issues associated with prison inmate recreation and considers whether or not ...

Rights of Inmates

In seven pages the rights of inmates are assessed from security and safety perspectives. Three sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Frivolous Lawsuit Filing by Prison Inmates

In ten pages this paper discusses prison inmate filing of frivolous lawsuits in the U.S. in a consideration of statistical data an...

Inmate Luxuries and U.S. Prison System Problems

nature. Many of my friends inflict a common punishment on their young children of not allowing them to watch television for a cer...

Prison Suicide Prevention

In eighteen pages this paper discusses a proposed program and financial plan for the prevention of inmate suicides in prison. Eig...

Profiles of Female Prison Inmates

In ten pages this paper discusses incarcerated women in this overview of female prison inmate characteristics. Five sources are c...

Prison Inmates and Intelligence Testing

In twelve pages this paper examines what has been revealed in the intelligence testing of penal system inmates. Twelve sources ar...

Incarcerated Women with Children and Correctional Programs

For countless numbers of women, their crime and subsequent incarceration are the outcomes of other painful life experiences. Lopez...