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    Bail Bonds Essay

    Bail Bonds Atlanta are usually required by people who have been arrested and need to come out of prison. A bail bondsman is a third party who has a liaison with the court and fulfills the amount that is required for seeking bail if you are arrested. After all, landing up in the prison is perhaps the most embarrassing and hateful situation that is faced by an individual particularly under wrongful circumstances. If your loved one has been arrested and you are trying to seek help for bail, getting

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    How Did Port Arthur Build The Penal System

    Background Info Port Arthur was established in 1830 and governed by George Arthur (the Governor of Van demons land), hence the name Port Arthur. The small town was established as a timber station, designed to replace the closed timber camp at Birches Bay. Port Arthur grew in importance within the penal system because of all the natural resources. In 1840 the convict population grew over 1100 in Australia leading to secondary punishment areas (such as Port Arthur). Port Arthur referred to as a

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    Prison Rape Elimination Act Case Study

    The Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed to help victims in prison dealing with getting abused. This law works on local, federal, and state prison systems. Rape in prisons unfortunately happens a lot because inmates will be locked up for a long time with no desires fulfilled. Being in confinement without being able to have connection with anyone will drive people insane causing them to act irrationally. I believe the law passed will help examine why rapes happens and when they get chances to act

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    What Is A Funnel Model

    There is an overwhelming amount of crime that happens everyday in our country. We witness it almost constantly on television and in the newspaper, and sometimes may actually experience it personally. What a lot of people don't know is what happens to criminals after an arrest since there's no real public follow up on each offender. Like we learned in class, each person goes through the system just like is shown in the criminal justice funnel model. There are many offenders who are weeded out and

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    Pros And Cons Of Mass Incarceration

    Along with the famous presidential election, this year has brought many political issues. One of those problems is mass incarceration. Mass incarceration is the problem of too many citizens being imprisoned for unnecessary reasons. Most people know that the United States holds the record for most inmates, with about 2.2 million in prison or jail. Many believe that this number can be lowered if citizens were not subjected to the penalty of jail for unjust reasons or non-violent crimes. Advocates for

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    Ex Felons After Being Released From Prison Essay

    Many ex-felons who want to change cannot move on with their lives after being released from prison. One of those reasons is because they have a hard time finding a job after being released. The system makes it harder for them. Some felons go in at a young age, most times so early that they do not even achieve a high school education. Felons are unable to vote causing the system to remain against them. Prisons are placed far away from society. After being released ex-felons usually return to high

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    Prison Population Research Paper

    America’s Increasing Prison Population In the United States of America, we currently have approximately 2.2 million people in our jails and prisons and we incarcerate our citizens at a rate that is greater than any other country. Our number of incarcerated have increased 500% during the past thirty years. (The Sentencing Project) As of 2005, we had 737 people incarcerated for every 100,000 citizens in the United States, whereas the rest of world only put 166 people in jail for the same 100,000

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    Overcrowding In Prisons

    In the U.S. there is an overcrowding of inmates in our prisons and part of that reason results from the lack of probation and proper treatments. The biggest percentage of the prison population lies with the drug addicted and mentally ill/elderly. To fix this issue we can go about it in a few different ways, in the end it will take a variety of angles and time to eradicate the issue all together. The central theme of this issue begins when we first understand that in order to fix this issue changes

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    Prison Overcrowding

    Prison Overcrowding is a Financial Burden John Doe AIU Online Abstract This paper explores the causes of why not enough inmates are getting the rehabilitation needed to succeed outside prison walls. It may be a lot cheaper to provide them with programs than to house them for minor offences. Lastly, this paper will look at the cost effects of housing these prisoners and what kind of programs are offered while prisoners are serving their time. Without the proper rehabilitation

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    The Silent Battle: the Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children and Families

    The Silent Battle: The Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children and Families By: Jessica Stamper ​​ The loss of a parent has an overwhelming impact on a child.  When a parent dies or there is a divorce, there are endless opportunities to discuss the loss, but what happens when the absence is due to incarceration?  Incarceration is not met with the same understanding and sympathy death and divorce are, making it harder to cope, creating additional and often more severe emotional and psychological

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