Many of our journalists describe the zeal to put criminals behind bars as "lock-em-up fever."... John Vatis, a physician at a military prison in Greece, states: "our prisons have become very good at producing people who are menacing, violent, and mean. ... When a prison in a small Australian town of Cooma was to be closed, people protested. ... Abe's opinion: I believe that sexual abuse is in many prisons and devastating many of our juvenile offenders. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Capital Punishment Capital punishment is not a new concept. It is older then the Roman Empire, and has changed much since it's first use. Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or th...

• Word Count: 2839
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Prisons are being built in the United States at a rate never before seen. It has been said that because of the time it takes to fund, plan, and build a new prison, we are building prisons for today's fourth grader's. During childhood, most people are asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"...

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I confess that as a citizen of Canada I take a great deal of our personal freedoms for granted. ... Marina put up her hand and said, "I don't mean to be rude, Miss, but can we please go back to our main subject?...

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• Grade Level: High School