America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Inmate Chain Gangs Are an Improper Form of Punishment
Many people associate chain gangs with the abolished practice of African American enslavement. In the following viewpoint, Tracey L. Meares affirms this belief and argues that the use of chain gangs is a practice with racist roots. She also claims that it does not deter crime or reduce recidivism, is an expensive form of punishment that creates a gratuitous spectacle of shame, and threatens public safety. Finally, Meares contends that chain gangs are an outmoded form of punishment that should be replaced with more humane policies that provide inmates with education and rehabilitation....
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Prison System Works
- The Prison System Does Not Work
- More Imprisonment Is Needed
- More Imprisonment Is Not Needed
- Imprisonment Reduces Crime
- Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
- Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System
- Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System
- Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
- Chapter 3: Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
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Chapter 4: What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Parole Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Parole and Probation Have Not Succeeded as Alternatives
- Drug Treatment Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Drug Offenders Should Be Imprisoned
- Creative Sentencing Can Provide Effective Alternatives
- Creative Sentencing May Not Provide Effective Alternatives
- Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
- Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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