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¶ … Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a film that, written and directed by Frank Darabont, and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, will have different perspectives to varying audiences. The crux of the movie revolves around the hero's resilience and integrity. Andy's resilience is amazing: convicted of murdering his wife and lover (and, later, evidence shows that he likely did not do so despite the insurmountable evidence that ran to the contrary); initially despised by other inmates because of his introversion; time and again brutalized by them; manipulated by the jail warden; and spending 20 years in jail -- an inordinate amount of time for anyone -- Andy, nonetheless, manages to maintain his sanity and integrity. And he does this not by physical force but by mental force. Eventually escaping, he teaches his jail mates that smarts can always prevail and that hope is the ultimate means of survival.
Yet there are to many episodes that sound implausible. The Warden, for instance, was involved in money-laundering activities. Wardens are compelled to report to Regional Prison Administrators....
They are supervised by the state government in which they work, although some are also employed, therefore monitored by the private companies that they work for. The jail is inspected on a regular schedule to ensure the smooth running and maintenance of all; fiscal reports are closely monitored on a frequent basis; and wardens are expected to hand in details and regular reports of their running. These are then followed up and evaluated. Taken all of this into account, it is extremely improbable that a warden's underhand dealings would go unnoticed (National Institute of Corrections, 2008)
More so, it is implausible that it took 20 years for Andy to reveal the Warden's duplicitous schemes without this having been discovered before. This is particularly so since Cooper v. Pate (1964) accorded inmates the right to sue for guard brutality and corruption, inhumane conditions, theft of personal property, and denial of basic rights (prison issues, n.d.). Inmates have long resorted to using such procedures. In 1996, for instance, over 64,000 such suits were field with the assistance of so-called "jailhouse layers" (ibid.). The Warden's money-laundering activities, his coercion of jail mates, and manipulation would, certainly,…
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Federal Bureau of Prisons (2007). State of the Bureau Retrieved February 13, 2011 from bop.gov
National Institute of Corrections. (2008). Retrieved February 13, 2011 from http://www.nicic.org.
Prison issues, (n.d.) Retrieved February 13, 2011 from http://www.drtomoconnor.com/1010/1010lect07b.htm
U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Justice Programs: Bureau of Justice Statistics: Educational and Correctional Populations. Retrieved February 13, 2011 from ojp.usdoj.gov
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