In Annapolis, Maryland, Kirk Bloodsworth was sent to prison for the murder of a 9 year old girl. ... While Bloodsworth was in prison he worked as the librarian and he delivered books to fellow inmates. ... Ruffner was in prison at the same time as Bloodsworth for attempted rape and attempted murder. ... This new way of solving crime is great because it is a more accurate way to find murder suspects, rape suspects and other criminals that years ago we wouldn't even think that we could catch. ... The way that Kirk Bloodsworth had to live in prison and what he had to go through while in pris...

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So why then, nearly a century later, is the American Congress taking a step back and reuniting adults and juveniles in the same prison system. ... The children imprisoned get beaten and raped. Whatever kind of threat you want to choose, be it rape, assault by institution staff, or suicide, prison is a more dangerous place for young offenders. Statistics report that when juveniles are incarcerated with adults they are four times more likely to be raped and sexually attacked, eight times more likely to commit suicide, and twice as likely to be attacked with a weapon. ... Studies have shown t...

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The issue of rape in prison, pointed out in second to the last paragraph to justify the author's opinion about the problem with the correctional system was something that has been tackled long time ago. Programs like PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) established in 2003 to deal with sexual assault of prisoners and to identify would-be predators as successfully reduced the number of rape cases drastically. Also, a safe prison program introduced by most correctional facilities in the nation created a safe environment in the prison and made them safer than the free world. ... The issue of p...

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However, some argue this is a euphemism for vengeance, but, for example, "[how] can death by lethal injection "equal" the death by raping and strangulation or the torture of mutilation" (The Death Penalty Can Ease the Suffering of Victims' Families). ... Which has less of an effect than the death penalty "because incarcerated murderers can escape, be released on furlough, or kill other prisoners or prison staff" (Capital Punishment saves innocent lives). ... The main issue at hand is the given fact that many offenders do reoffend while incarcerated which enda...

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In her story, he ripped her pantyhose, raped her, and forced her to perform oral sex. During the investigation, however, Diallo's story fell apart when she met with a prison inmate to discuss the possible benefits of pressing charges against him. ... Strauss-Kahn faces seven counts - two of criminal sexual acts, one of attempted rape, one of sexual abuse, and three misdemeanor offenses. ... This isn't the first time that Strauss-Kahn faces rape charges. Over a decade ago, French writer Tristane Banon claimed that Strauss-Kahn raped her. ...

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Andrade stole videos worth 153.54 dollars from two K-marts and wound up with a sentence of 50 years in prison with no possibility of parole. ... Since three strikes law had made sentences longer on people that mean that more people will stay in jail longer, which will make prison overcrowded. ... It is about the third felonies, its must be violent crimes such as murder, rape, and assaults causing great bodily injury. ... The intent of the three strikes law is to lock up repeat offenders longer, and that requires the construction and operation of more prisons. ... We don't want them to...

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Violent offenses include murder, robbery of a residence in which a deadly or dangerous weapon is used, rape and other sex offenses. ... A person sentenced under this may not be committed to any other facility but to a prison. ... Our prison systems cannot handle the large numbers of these "three-strike" offenders. ... Under the three-strikes law, Andrade was sentenced to two terms of 25 years to life in prison. ... Under the three-strikes law, Ewing was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. ...

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Even after years of imprisonment, many trial judges state that "actual innocence" is not grounds for release from prison!" The preface begins with the horrifying case of Dennis Fritz being arrested, convicted and spending eleven years in prison for a rape he did not commit. It is proven through DNA tests that sixty-seven people were sent to prison and death row for crimes they did not commit. ... He was sentenced to fifteen years for a rape that he did not commit. ... He tells the police that he has visions of the rapes and murders. ...

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In addition to this "second strike rule", offenders who commit a third felony (third strike) after already having two previous strikes will receive a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life in prison. ... Cases range from murder and rape to burglary. ... They include 294 convictions for murder, 34 for manslaughter, 1,408 robbery, 241 for child molesters, 136 for rape, and 83 for kidnapping" (Hughes). ... They may also meet other criminals during stints in prison who have "fallen victim" to the law. ... Other notable, more detailed drops in crime rates include: homicide (-49.8%), forcib...

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Although an inmate may behave in prison and promise to abide by parole regulations, we must keep in mind that they are convicted offenders. If they were capable to murder, steal, rape, etc, why do we think that they are incapable of lying to get out of prison? ...

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This is very similar to a charge bargain but pertains to more high profile crimes such as murder, rape, etc. A defendant would plead guilty of murder charges against them in order to get life in prison, rather than the death penalty. ... Plea bargains can also help alleviate the population of prisons. By allowing offenders who would not spend a lot of time in jail to be put on probation, instead of jail time, the prisons can be used to hold offenders of more serious crimes. ... Three teenagers had been sitting in prison for years on charges of murdering three younger boys; all of them were fa...

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According to psychologists the reason for this is because it is far better to aim at shaping and reinforcing an offenders behaviour, rather than just giving them a prison sentence on the basis that they deserve it. ... The reason for this is because they think that more serious offenders deserve more severe punishment, for example, if an offence is regarded as 50% higher than another, then the fine or prison sentence should be 50% higher. ... Guideline judgements cover a range of offences, for example, manslaughter, counterfeiting and rape. ... Analys...

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According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program, violent crime is defined by four offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault (FBI, 2007). ... Judges who issue sentences are aware of the release policies of prisons. ... Some critics believe this may cause overcrowding of prisons and deprive inmates of needed services. ... One concern with these guidelines is prison overcrowding. ... Prison admissions and anticipated populations increased in most states studies. ...

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Basically parole is a release from confinement after serving part of the sentence: conditional release from prison under supervision of a parole officer who has the authority to recommend a return to prison if the conditions of parole are violated. ... Between 1996 and 1999, prisons have seen a 41% increase in the population of violent crime offenders. ... When an inmate is released from prison, the vacant spot is filled immediately. ... Murder and rape cases are almost universally rejected as offenses for probation. ... If you get put on parole, you should be grateful to not be in priso...

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How long should repeat offenders stay in jail or prison? ... These are crimes that have been committed time after time by repeat offenders who don't do all of their time in prison or either they are not prosecuted. ... High Risk offenders have to be monitored very closely while they are in prison (Grosshandler,1990). ... Types of Repeat Offenders Different types of repeat offenses include Driving while under the influence selling and trafficking drugs, murder, and rape. ... They would rath...

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From here the rapist drove to a vacant field outside of town and forced her to perform oral sex and then vaginally raped her. ... During the investigation of the rape, Mallin gave very few details of her attacker. ... Timothy Cole was convicted by the jury after just six hours of deliberation and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. ... A decade later in 1995 after the statute of limitations from the rape had expired, a prisoner began to attempt to speak out about the rape. ... Johnson had began to write letters confessing that he was the one responsible for the rape of Michele Mallin, not ...

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If we did not have due process in the US, people in positions of power, could manipulate the system for their own personal or political gain and railroad the innocent off to prison. ... The United States larceny rate is 4 times greater, the rape rate is nearly 25 times greater and the robbery rate is a staggering 140 times greater than that of Japan's. ...

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In a "recent year they were 56% of arrests for murder, 42% of arrests for rape, 61% of arrests for larceny and 40% of arrests for motor-vehicle theft. Also 46%of state prison inmates-i.e those actually convicted of crimes-were black" (Jackson). ...

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The Offenders Under Treatment, Post Conviction Treatment, and Long-Term Cocaine Addiction programs treat offenders on probation, in prison, and on parole. ... In a recent interview, David Oldfield, Director of Planning and Research, provided a list of violent offenses: • 1st-degree Arson • 1st- and 2nd-degree Murder • 1st-degree robbery • Kidnapping • 1st-degree Assault • Forcible Rape • Forcible Sodomy (personal communication, June 16, 2003) To prevent first-time, non-violent offenders from being incarcerated and possibly defecting to a life o...

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Simpsons walk while the poor from South Central linger in prisons. ... In California, whose prison system (like most prisons throughout the nation) consists mainly of minorities, there has to be a better means of experimenting and perhaps somehow rehabilitating some of those caught by the three-strikes law. ... But because the convicted rapist didn't alert authorities of the move two years ago, he'll soon have a new address in prison, where he's been sentenced to 25 years to life for his third strike'."" ... Martinez is among the first 94 defendants ch...

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The diary told a story about the abduction, rape. ... Afraid that a trial would be extremely embarrassing to family and friend, Brain pleaded guilty and received a seven year prison sentence rather than the treatment in a community facility his parents had desired. ... Correctional agencies administer the postjudicatory care given to offenders, which, depending on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs on the seriousness of the crimes and the individual needs of offenders, can range from casual monitoring in the community to solitary confinement in a maximum-security priso...

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On average, there is a murder in America every 28 minutes, a rape every 6 minutes, an armed robbery every 63 minutes, and a burglary every 10 seconds. Some will say that we cannot afford true justice and that our prisons are already bursting from overcrowding. ...

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