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Prison Conditions


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Prison Conditions
An examination of the conditions in prisons that need to be monitored on a constant basis.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages) | 4 sources | APA | 2002 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper looks at two conditions which need constant supervision from prison authorities and human rights groups with regard to prisons in the U.S. One is whether humane conditions are provided and the other is concerned with the degree of rehabilitation that prisons facilitate. The paper discusses what can be done to improve conditions and prevent previous inmates returning to prisons.

From the Paper:

"According to Human Rights Watch, prisoners suffer from physical mistreatment, excessive disciplinary measures, intolerable physical conditions and inadequate medical and mental health care. Prisons are severely overcrowded and do not have adequate staffing. Many local jails are unsafe, vermin-infested and lack areas where inmates can get exercise or fresh air. Violence by inmates and guards is common. Mentally ill inmates who comprise between six and fourteen percent of the incarcerated population do not receive adequate monitoring and treatment. Private prisons operate without sufficient control and oversight from public correctional authorities. Both prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse and sexual abuse of women is a huge problem. Amnesty International reported that sexual abuse of female inmates is rampant but said many cases go unreported for fear of retaliation. Amnesty reported an undetermined number of cases of prison guards who grope women during daily searches and who rape women. Amnesty also found some prison guards sell female prisoners as sex slaves to male inmates."

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APA Citation:

Prison Conditions (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prison-Conditions/28019

MLA Citation:

"Prison Conditions" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Prison-Conditions/28019>




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