Prisons | Chapter 1 Preface
According to a 1998 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there are more than 1.7 million people behind bars in America. To keep up with the rapidly rising prison population, state and federal governments have embarked on a prison-building spree of unprecedented proportions, committing close to $120 billion dollars to convict and house criminals. Despite the dramatic increase in prison building, however, American prisons remain dangerously overcrowded. According to many experts, America’s overflowing prisons are symptomatic of a failed corrections system. Monsignor William B....
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- Introduction
- Are Prisons Effective?
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How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
- The Treatment of Inmates: An Overview
- Prisons Should Punish Inmates
- Prisons Should Rehabilitate Inmates
- Inmates Should Not Be Coddled
- Prisoners Should Not Have Access to Weight Training Facilities
- Weight Training Is a Valuable Rehabilitative Tool
- Violent Inmates Should Not Be Placed in Super-Max Prisons
- Should Prisons Be Privatized?
- Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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