To address this issue, politicians and activists have called for increased funding for drug abuse treatment programs both inside and outside the criminal justice system. Nonetheless, there has been an increase in support for prison alternatives that prioritize rehabilitation and
Many advocates for felons regaining voting rights believe the disenfranchisement of these felons is because of their race. Hull (2006) states, “according to U.S. government statistics two-thirds of those imprisoned are members of racial and ethnic minorities” (para. 7). These statistics show that more minorities are incarcerated than Caucasian people, but that doesn’t mean that it’s because of their race. For example, statistics also show that more men are incarcerated than women, so does that mean that it’s because of their sex? Of course not, the fact of the matter is that men commit more crimes than women because men are typically more aggressive, the same reasoning applies to race.
Why we should incarcerate drug users Currently one of the less heated but still talked about debates is the issue of what we should do with those who have been caught using illegal substances. Some people say that we should be giving them rehab, and some say that they deserve to be in their. Both sides have their points, but the evidence points towards incarceration being a better option. The reason our judicial system incarcerates drug abusers are because enforcement will discourage drug use, it will keep them away from innocent people, and it will punish the addicts so they know not to do it again.
Drug users being incarcerated Should all drug users be incarcerated? 80% percent of people in prison were charged with drug abuse or some type of drug related thing. All drug users should be incarcerated. Drug users become unstable and more aggressive, drug users become impaired they do not know what is going through there mind, and drug user are more likely to steal from people. Drug users are impaired and they are confused, they are unstable and aggressive, and they are thieves.
I think that this bill should definitely be up for debate. To impose a ban that would potentially stop families or individuals from obtaining food, a basic need is a type of discrimination. While I do not agree or condone the selling of drugs, I do believe that there are various reasons why a person may resort to do something that is against the law. This bill does not leave any room for people who have paid their debt to society and is trying to get their lives on track. The bill also only specifies that “convicted drug felons” not any other convicted felons receives this lifetime ban.
Felons and Voting: Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote? If society thought criminals could be never be reformed, the government would not allow them to be released out of prison, correct? Leading to a bigger question, why should ex-felons and felons not be able to vote? A felon is person that has been convicted of a felony.
Once someone is arrested and sent to prison, most of us think they have done their punishment and learned their lesson. Unfortunately, this is not the case most of the time. Once these inmates are released most of them end up re-offending and going back to prison, this is called recidivism. It looks follows the inmates three years after they are released and sees if they get reoffend and go back to prison with a new sentence. The Bureau of Justice did a survey to see how many offenders went back to prison after they were released.
Stock hill Lane aims to supports ex-offenders in the transition of leaving prison and to address issues of reoffending, consequently persistent re-offenders, have multiple and complex needs. There is a very high correlation between persistent offenders and history of social exclusion and disadvantage. The density and diversity of the difficulties faced by ex- offenders are numerous many have poor skills and very little experience of employment, negative social networks, severe housing problems, and all of this is often complicated by drug, alcohol and mental health issues. Research from Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) suggests that the elements which impacts on offending behaviour are diverse and highlights that the factors which help to tackle
The Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison Program is another attempt to provide better treatment for people who are convicted. The study showed that drug offenders who underwent a treatment program outside of prison had a 26 percent less rate of re-arrest after two years than a control group that was sent to prison (Justice Policy Institute, 2010). Rehabilitative programs like the Second Chance Act and the Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison Program has shown to growth and positive
Prisoners Being Released As you have seen in the recent news headlines this past week, the Justice Department, (part of the Obama Administration) will be releasing 6,000 inmates from federal prisons starting at the end of this month. It is said to be “part of new sentencing guidelines for drug crimes established last year”(“Justice Department…”). It will be “one of the largest one-time releases of federal prisoners ever”(“Justice Department…”). The main reasoning for the new guidelines regarding drug crimes and the releases is because of all the overcrowding in prisons.
Have you ever been to jail? If so, was it for just a night, a week, or even several years? Well, if you have, you know the time you step behind them walls all of your respect and rights are thrown out the window. It is a system that is set up to either make you or brake you. I’ve seen plenty people come to prison and crack under pressure
If women received the extensive treatment regarding their drug use and mental health issues, the likelihood of them reentering would be much lower. This can be the reason for drug courts to be so effective for those women battling drug addiction. The increasingly high number of individuals being arrested for drug related crimes is costing the state and government a huge portion of money. This money goes towards housing and engaging women offenders in the few treatment programs offered with little effective outcome. Drug court programs are not only highly effective, but they are cost efficient as well.
I've grown up with the concept that police are not always the all-American, friendly ideal who want nothing more than for every "good" citizen to be safe. As young as in third grade I remember hearing from my father, a public defense attorney, about how police often target black and Hispanic male youth. Not only that, but jail inmates are kept in questionable conditions and sometimes subjected to horrific abuse. One inmate's case gained public attention when he posted an anti-police statement on Facebook and was subsequently arrested. While this man was in jail for another alleged crime, an angry guard allowed several other inmates into the inmate's cell to brutalize him.
Every year, the number of inmates’ increases across the world and crimes are spreading faster and faster worldwide. And maybe the only solution we have now is to put these criminals in prison so that they are separated from the rest of the society and thereby protect innocent people. This may be the main purpose of prison; “incapacitation”. That is as long as the criminal is in prison, he is unable to commit more crimes outside thus he is no longer a threat to society. One might say that punishment is the best for these people; but they are forgetting the fact that one day these people are going to be released and let out in the real world again and back to their crime record (at least for the majority of them) since more that 70% of prisoners
In order to fix the tangible and social losses, the aims are to repair the losses suffered by victims of crime and social reparation which involves offenders “giving back” to society (Clear, Cadora, Miller, Hess, & Orthmann, 2011).The same type of criminal go through the system back and forth without any progress actually being done and what community-orientated centers can do is instead of punishment, offenders can receive rehabilitation and actually pay back society. I would develop a Community Justice Center where I reside which is Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. The goal is to provide rehabilitation for low-level offense to crack the root of the problem. By reducing the recidivism in the system, it can reduce local crime, strengthen and even
