Prison Reform Movement Analysis

Since, such correctional residential facilities are run by programs that can support their system this is a key element that Lobuglio and Piehl has stated in this article. As well as, any other key point, in this article, the finally statement that is held very accountable towards is that in order for this process to thrive it “will require a large expensive, and politically challenging investment…throughout the country.” Besides, it isn’t easy to unwind such development of mass

Imagine being trapped in a damp, dark, cage as a form of punishment for something that seems completely out of your grasp. Prisons were understaffed and as barbaric as it gets the people charged with crimes were whipped. The primary cause for their creation was to keep the crooks from harming any people right? Everyone in solitary confinement is treated the same way but not everyone came for the same reason. In fact, mentally ill people were considered to be harsh maniacs which did not receive treatment for a long time.

In a time where suffering took place to gain suffrage, women were willing to make any sacrifice necessary to achieve equality. In America during the 20th century, tensions were high between many societal groups and classes. During that time, justice and equality were familiar yet misunderstood concepts to many Americans, and change was forthcoming. Societal change is the shift from night to day, and from day back to night; unavoidable and frequent. One such unavoidable change was the suffrage for all genders, races, religions, and free peoples in the United States of America.

Those against slavery fought the issue through speeches, publications, and secret networks known as the Underground Railroad. The “Great Postal Campaign” in 1835 had women collecting signatures on an antislavery petition that was sent to Congress. Many saw slavery as a sin and saw the only way to atone for it was to emancipate all the slaves.

The abolitionists were responsible reformers due to the vast majority of them utilizing non-violent tactics to fight the institution of slavery. This included helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and broadcasting anti-slavery speeches and writing to the public. The Fugitive Slave laws, numerous other laws, and the government were not on their side, yet they were morally justified and protected by their freedom of the press and speech. This was seen when William Lloyd Garrison, using these rights that African Americans were not afforded, published a popular and far reaching abolitionist newspaper titled The Liberator to speak for the repressed. Despite an abundance of nonviolent protest, a handful of abolitionists started

During the 1800’s abolitionist challenged both the barriers of racial equality and freedom of speech. During this time there were both American and African- American abolitionist who spoke out against the practice of slavery in both the northern and southern United States. During this time papers were written on the subject and many great orators emerged. During the early 1800’s there was a newspaper put out by free black abolitionist called The Liberator, which published African-American writers.

However, as many of these institutions began to change and reform prison sentences, many still viewed punishment techniques as “coercive forms of control” (Wright, N/D, p 318). Even though, prisons are meant to control inmates every movement, they are also abusing that power in separating

Unlawful citizens were thrown into a large cell to basically rot and die. Reformers began to observe that this system wasn’t working and started reforms a new system influenced by the principles of transcendentalism, an idealistic social movement developed in New England in 1836. These new principles lead to more of rehabilitating and educational programs that are still used for inmates to help them transition into a better way of living.

Furthermore, it was believed that by being separated from friends and family, individuals would gain a sense of independence and self-reliance, and would emerge as a valuable member of society (Guenther, 2013). The first penitentiary was established in Pennsylvania in 1790 by Benjamin Rush, a physician, psychiatrist, essayist, educator, abolitionist, and signer of the Declaration of Independence (Guenther, 2013). The penitentiary, entitled Pennsylvania Eastern Penitentiary, subjected prisoners to solitary confinement 24/7. Each cell was twelve feet by eight feet and had a skylight which provided ventilation and enough light to read [the Bible].

The 19th century brought a change in the dynamic of the prison system. Public offense and shaming gave way to penitentiary to “prepare for life as law-abiding citizens.” This change is now clearly seen as the just move, extending dignity and a second chance to most inmates. However, there would be certain drawbacks, as were witnessed in later years. As John Esperian writes, correctional thinking always “reflects the ideas and values of the societies and governments which mandated it.”

This movement was led by the author of the Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison. He created “The Liberator” as his way of spreading anti-slavery. By 1820, this had caused an uprising of the southerners. The southerners began to violently protest. Another important individual of the anti-slavery movement was Harriet Tubman.

In recent decades, there has been a trend developing in America towards the privatization of America’s prisons. Independent companies have contracted, built and staffed prisons in several different states instead of having the government in control of these facilities. There is still much uncertainty, however, if private prisons will be able to succeed. Some companies have failed while others cling to average revenues. Some people believe that these measures will save taxpayers money while other are afraid that private prisons have no real interest in rehabilitating prisoners.

By the Progressive Era (1900-1916), the women’s suffrage campaign grew and “the National American Women Suffrage Association grew from 13,000 to 2 million” in 24 years. This association was founded by Alice Paul. She along with other scholarly activist women organized protests such as chaining themselves to the white house’s fence. Other ways they fought for women’s rights were “suffrage floats” and marches such as the women’s suffrage march in 1913. Although white women had gained the right to vote, many African American women continued to suffer from the poll taxes and literacy test keeping them from enjoying these new rights.

This Article I chose Goal of Corrections speaks about Four type of Corrections that are espoused and known as: rehabilitation, deterrence ,incacipitation and retribution. They say punishment is as old as civilization but Imprisonment did not standard until the Seventeen Century. The level of public and professional support for each of these goals has changed over time. In Colonial times, jails were designed only for those who were awaiting trial and those who not pay their fines, the primary purpose of the jails was for Incacipitation. Back then as it is know there has been a lot of changes in history,you can see as you are reading the article, alot has changed since then the punishments have changed they are no longer that cruel as they used

America gained its independence in 1776 with the expectation that every American should have liberty and equality. However, American women did not have the right to vote until 1920, which was almost more than 140 years after the United States was established. Women could do little to protect themselves and promote their careers due to being treated unequally and inferior to men. During the 19th and the early 20th century, women were working hard and fighting for gender equality, so that more and more women could live a better life with basic civil rights in their hometowns. In reality, women’s equality was challenged by traditional conventions in the fields of biological difference in sexes, religion and gender roles, and different perspectives towards these conventions of different people made women’s civil rights controversial.