Punishing the Punisher
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There are 31 states where capital punishment is legal. The most common method of execution is lethal injections. Although...
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Policing Immigration
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Inequality, Politics, Prison, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
Guards Hurt Inmates
, , , Incarceration, Prison, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, 6
Dear Superior Court of California-County of Alameda, We are choosing to write to you because you are our county...
Unit 3 Project Well, I focused on racial stereotyping and profiling for my project. Although the issue doesn’t directly...
Plea Bargaining: The Unspoken Issue of Our Legal System
, , , Incarceration, Privacy, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
I have always known about plea bargaining and that many US citizens, defense lawyers, and criminal rights activists disagree...
Why Inmates Should be Paid Minimum Wage
, , , Argument, Crime, Economy, Incarceration, Inequality, Minimum Wage, Rights, Showcase, Spring 2018, 4
Since the beginning of America, leaders have been searching for the cheapest labor they can find. This was once...
Profiting from Punishment: The Truth Behind Prison Labor
, , , Biases, Crime, Debt, History, Incarceration, Minimum Wage, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Slavery, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 3
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution states: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for...
How Multi Level Marketing Has Failed in the Past
, , , American Dream, Economy, History, Incarceration, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, 1
This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
Gun Control and Mental Health
, , , Community, Emotional Health, Guns, Incarceration, Mental Illness, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
After the events of the Florida Shooting, I wanted to do some research into how mental health and shootings...
Multi-Level Marketing and its Uncanny Resemblance to the Pyramid Scheme
, , , American Dream, Debt, Happiness, Health, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, 0
In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
Crimes Against Humanity: American Prisons’ Ineffectiveness on Rehabilitating Criminals
, , , Crime, Drugs, Health, Incarceration, Mental Illness, Prison, Psychology, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 5
In an article from New York Times, James Gilligan wrote, “If any other institutions in America were as unsuccessful...
The Price of Being a Woman in Prison
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Health, Incarceration, Inequality, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Women, 3
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
Should the United States decriminalize Drugs?
, , , 2nextprez, Biases, Debt, Decision Making, Drugs, Economy, Emotional Health, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Poverty, Prison, Protest, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Violence, Voting, War, 0
The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
There’s nothing wrong with private prisons
, , , Argument, Biases, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Prison, Research Help, Showcase, 2
Seems like a good idea at first glance. Too many prisoners, no money to build prisons. Let private companies...
The “war on crime” era of American history drastically changed how we deal with crime, and incarceration. The saying...
The death penalty and when it is appropriate.
, , , Argument, Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Politics, Showcase, 2
A few hundred years ago, all around the world, the penal system was absolutely. People would be sentenced to...
Injustices of United States’ War on Drugs.
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The war on drugs, the supposed “public enemy number one”, established under the Nixon administration and intensified under Reagan...
The Juvenile Justice System: Deeply Flawed
, , , Death Penalty, Incarceration, Inequality, Inquiry, Politics, Prison, Racism, Showcase, Violence, 0
In privileged communities across America, the phrase “kids are the future” is sung to remind children that they matter....
Adultification of Black Babes
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Education, Fall 2017, Gender, Incarceration, Inequality, Police Brutality, Politics, Racism, Showcase, Women, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
Why is there such a high incarceration rate?
, , , Fall 2017, Getting Started, Incarceration, Showcase, 4
In many states in the US, cannabis is beginning to be legalized recreationally. In other states, only medical cannabis...
Prison Labor Protest, a Fight for Humanity
, , , Incarceration, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0
“‘It’s just dressed up slavery’: America’s shadow workforce rises up against prison labor” written by Carimah Townes who is a...
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