Essays on Prison

In this investigation, I will demonstrate how having a family member in prison can affect an individual’s life, primarily focusing ones mental health and upbringing. My main aim of this document is to demonstrate how lives can be changed directly because of an imprisonment. From...

It is clear that increasing the gravity of punishment doesn’t help in controlling or reducing the crime as crime rate has increased with time even after all the increase in the intensity of punishment that has been increased with time. This continuous repulsion and lack...

Merriam defines prison as a state of confinement or captivity for lawbreakers; specifically: an institution (such as one under state jurisdiction) for confinement of persons convicted of serious crimes. Imprisonment is the act of limiting the personal capacity of an individual; confinement in a prison....

The documentary, “13th” by Ava Duvernay presented an incredible documentary in which she went in-depth displaying the prison house scheme in the United States and how it played a big part in racial inequality. Duvernay uses various sociological theoretical perspectives, particularly structural functionalism. The communities...

Throughout Letter from Birmingham Jail, King makes multiple statements disapproving some clergymen. King states that he is upset with them and their actions; therefore, he follows through a list of statements to explain what they have done and then addresses their concerns as well as...

A third of young offenders and adults in Northern Ireland re-offend with a year of being released from police custody. With such a high figure it would make sense to explore other means of reducing this rate not only benifiting communities but also reducing the...

Under trial cases are those cases in which a person who is being an accused in the criminal case and the charge sheet against the accused has not been filed yet or the charge sheet has been filed but the case is still going on...

Aileen Wuornos was born in Rochester Michigan on February 29, 1956. Wuornos Childhood wasn’t like the normal childhood that you can experience as a child playing outside with friends, attending school, have protection and feeling safe by her parents. Instead her childhood was a nightmare...

The ethical dilemma I want to discuss is compassionate release from prison and comes from the show Orange is the new black. Orange is the New Black is a show on Netflix that has many plot developments that aim to raise awareness about life in...

This report was commissioned to explain whether NOMS prisons and probation services which is an arm of the ministry of justice should implement the concept of employee health and well-being and whether a health and well-being programme is needed. As work place health and wellbeing...