America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Inmate Chain Gangs Are a Proper Form of Punishment
The return of chain gangs in America’s prisons in recent years has sparked controversies about human rights and the effectiveness of the prison system. In 1995, Alabama reinstated the penal practice of chain gangs in its prisons. Many states followed suit in an effort to keep their own correction facilities up to par. In the following viewpoint, Jayce Warman proposes that a modified chain gang—as a work program strategy—has potentially widespread and lasting benefits for both inmates and communities in his home state of West Virginia. He claims that such programs can contribute to...
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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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