Death Penalty And Prisons Essay

¶ … personal stance on the privatization of prisons versus traditional government run-facilities is against. I believe privatized prisons seek maximum profit at the expense of prisoners. That means lower quality food, cramped and full facilities, and limited rights to prisoners. Furthermore, because more prisoners, equals higher profits, private prisons may and have sought to lobby for policy that makes arresting people easier and keeping them behind bars easier. "The two largest for-profit prison companies in the United States -- GEO and Corrections Corporation of America -- and their associates have funneled more than $10 million to candidates since 1989 and have spent nearly $25 million on lobbying efforts" (Cohen, 2015). This kind of behavior seems unethical, thus leading to the notion that it is unethical for prisons to focus on profit. Lobbying for bills and legislature that would favor deregulation of private prison processes and increasing the number of prisoners sent to private prisons is wrong. Prisons are like public libraries and hospitals. They should not be privatized as they are an essential part of modern society. If people decide to privatize what should be government-run that leaves room for corruption and lobbying that would curtail any real efforts at promoting civility and justice in society.

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As a 2016 article noted, many of these prisons have a higher incident rate and do not perform their job duties adequately, making them useless for the present prison population. "An inspector general's report released last week found "more safety and security incidents per capita" at the corporate-run prisons compared with those run by the federal Bureau of Prisons" (Savage, 2016). These prisons fail to fulfill their obligations properly and simply aim to gain the most profit from the prisoners staying at their facilities.
Community corrections programs are part of the Department of Justice's effort to rehabilitate criminals. Criminal rehabilitation is an important aspect of any society. People that have committed crimes stand to improve with rehabilitative efforts versus punitive efforts. While people assume placement of these programs may affect communities and citizens, they often do not a decrease recidivism rates. While some programs are better than others, overall, they provide a benefit. Those programs that focus on rehabilitative efforts like Functional Family Therapy produce reduce recidivism rates while others focused on electronic monitoring do not.

Monitoring and other measures are done by correctional officers. They monitor prisoners in jail. When they engage with the inmate population, they must hold an ethical standard that does not violate ethical codes of conduct. Should they violate these codes, like sexually harassing or assaulting an inmate, or allowing inmates to hurt other inmates, they should be promptly…

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Cohen, M. (2015, April 28). How for-profit prisons have become the biggest lobby no one is talking about - The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/how-for-profit-prisons-have-become-the-biggest-lobby-no-one-is-talking-about/?utm_term=.eee78d0b057d

Lyons, B. J. (2016, September 22). 3 New York state prison guards charged with inmate beating - Times Union. Retrieved from http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/3-state-prison-guards-charged-with-inmate-beating-9236825.php

Savage, D. G. (2016, August 18). Justice Department will phase out private prisons - LA Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-privateprisons-20160818-snap-story.html


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