Prison has never been an effective measure of crime control. ... This results in a much higher chance of fighting, escaping, and even rape. ... Zimbabwe's prisons are disgusting. ... Overcrowding increases the chance for prison riots, higher chance of prisoner misconduct, psychological problems, changes the prison dynamic, increases prison violence, and is cruel to the prisoners. ... A judge then ordered for the prison to reduce its prison population by 30,000 members, only to grow to 173,000 people inside of the prison (Stelloh, T. 2013). ...

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Currently there are 2,000 to 4,000 battered women in America serving prison time for defending their lives against their batterers (Talvi inthesetimes.com). ... Ever three minutes a woman is raped, every fifteen seconds a woman is battered and every six hours a woman is battered to death. More women seek medical attention for harm inflicted by a spouse than for injuries caused by auto accidents, rapes, and muggings combined (cyber.law.Harvard.edu). ... Sexual abuse consists of unwanted touching, withholding or demanding sex, forcing sex, martial rape, or insisting on anything sexual that frigh...

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There may be some underlying reasons why these kids of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen year olds are committing "adult crimes" such as armed robbery, rape and murder, but there are no excuses for this behavior. ... For obvious reasons some people feel that a fourteen year old convicted on two counts of second degree murder should not be in the same prison with a forty four year old murderer, which is understandable because they probably would not survive in that environment. ... That is why it is so important for lawmakers to put some laws on the books allowing prosecutors to impose adult sentence...

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Among other serious capital crimes in colonial times were murder, rape, heresy - and witchcraft," (DeathPenalty.Procon). ... The connection to our society today is not only our personal opinions on if someone else lives or not, but the amount of money everyday citizens pay to keep up prisons is outrageous; also the amount of money needed for execution is just as much. "Of the billions of dollars of tax revenue that are collected each year in taxes, about $37 billion are spent on the prisons alone. There are more than 2 million inmates currently in the US prison system," (Michael Myse...

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However, the NRA has supported laws to prohibit gun ownership by those convicted of violent crimes, and for decades, they have promoted and helped pass tough penalties to keep those who misuse guns in prison where they belong (LaPierre 17). ... Homicide decreased 8.5 percent, rape fell 5 percent, and aggravated assault dropped 7 percent (Cauchon A4). ... Also, following a series of brutal rapes in Orlando, Florida, over 3,000 women were trained and outfitted with handguns. ... Following the training period, the total number of rapes committed dropped 90 percent. ... s Larton Prison openly admi...

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The death penalty does not deter a person from committing a murder while in prison. ... Prison sentences can be lifted but what happens what you kill an innocent person? ... "Between 1900 and 1992, there have been 46 documented cases of innocent persons who have been convicted of murder or capital rape-A third of whom were given a death sentence and in 23 of these cases, the person was executed." - In Spite Of Innocence.These statistics show that mistakes are made within the legal system, and to prevent unlawful executions, we must modify our government and abolish the ...

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In the opening scenes Amerigo Bonasera is asking Don Corleone "for justice- for the rape of his daughter. ... Unbeknownst to Paulie Cicero (the local Mafia boss), during Henry's "stay- in prison he begins to deal in drugs to make money. ... So they beat her like an animal I went to the police like a good American The judge sentenced them to three years in prison They went free that very day! ...

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In many states, registration covers everyone convicted of sexual crimes, which can range from the rape of children to public urination, regardless of their potential threat to children. ... A court sentenced him to four months in prison, but after he was released he was obliged to register as a sex offender. ...

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Our society has become a universal battleground for rapes, robberies, drug trafficking and a variety of firearm-related shootings. ... The Crime Data Brief Fact Sheet published by the US Department of Justice says, "From 1982 to 1992 the number of Federal defendants sentenced to prison with a weapons offense as their most serious crime increased 175%, from 1,000 to 2,755. ...

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• Grade Level: High School