Prisoner Rehabilitation Success Stories And Failures

Author : Joan Esherick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461076

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Prisoner Rehabilitation: Success Stories And Failures by Joan Esherick Pdf

Russ committed thousands of dollars of damage during a two-hour drunken vandalism spree. He never saw the inside of a jail, yet in the thirty years since his first arrest he remains re-arrest free. He's a rehabilitation success story. Manny stole a car at thirteen years of age, a crime for which he was sentenced to a detention center. That was only the first of what would become dozens of arrests, re-arrests, and convictions in Manny's lifetime. Criminal behavior became his way of life. Russ and Manny represent the best and worst of today's American rehabilitation policies. While a few programs and institutions succeed in helping people with criminal tendencies to turn their lives around, many fail. How are people who commit crimes being successfully rehabilitated? What works? What doesn't? Is there hope for change for someone who finds himself behind bars? The real-life case studies provided in this book offer intriguing answers and observations. They may even raise additional questions. In any case, Prisoner Rehabilitation: Success Stories and Failures provides a balanced perspective of what rehabilitation is and how it can better be accomplished.

Author : The Indiana Women’s Prison History Project
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781620975404

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Who Would Believe a Prisoner? by The Indiana Women’s Prison History Project Pdf

A groundbreaking collective work of history by a group of incarcerated scholars that resurrects the lost truth about the first women’s prison What if prisoners were to write the history of their own prison? What might that tell them—and all of us—about the roots of the system that incarcerates so many millions of Americans? In this groundbreaking and revelatory volume, a group of incarcerated women at the Indiana Women’s Prison have assembled a chronicle of what was originally known as the Indiana Reformatory Institute for Women and Girls, founded in 1873 as the first totally separate prison for women in the United States. In an effort that has already made the national news, and which was awarded the Indiana History Outstanding Project for 2016 by the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Women’s Prison History Project worked under conditions of sometimes-extreme duress, excavating documents, navigating draconian limitations on what information incarcerated scholars could see or access, and grappling with the unprecedented challenges stemming from co-authors living on either side of the prison walls. With contributions from ten incarcerated or formerly incarcerated women, the result is like nothing ever produced in the historical literature: a document that is at once a shocking revelation of the roots of America’s first prison for women, and also a meditation on incarceration itself. Who Would Believe a Prisoner? is a book that will be read and studied for years to come as the nation continues to grapple with the crisis of mass incarceration.

Author : Craig Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461052

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Alternatives to Prison by Craig Russell Pdf

In 2003, there were almost seven million criminals in the United States. But only about two million of them were behind bars. In Alternatives to Prison, you'll learn why those other five million people are out on parole or probation. You'll also learn about: rehabilitation, community service, boot camps, day reporting, house arrest, and what the future may hold for other alternatives to prison.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461007

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Prison Conditions by Roger Smith Pdf

Every day, citizens of the United States and Canada see television dramas and movies about criminals and prisons, but the real world of incarceration remains hidden from most people's experience. This book explores the realities of overcrowding, disease, violence, and abuse in penal institutions. It considers multiple perspectives: that of social scientists, victims, prison workers, and the prisoners themselves. This look behind the bars of North America's incarceration facilities is often disturbing, yet it is well documented and thought provoking. Prison Conditions shows the tough realities, offering a well-balanced perspective on some of the most vital issues confronting society today.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461014

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Political Prisoners by Roger Smith Pdf

As you read this, thousands of men, women, and even children are in prisons around the world, not because they have committed violence, theft, or broken drug laws, but because they spoke against their government. They are political prisoners: in some cases, they did not even intend to cross their nations' leaders-they just happened to get in the way of schemes of which they were not even aware. This book tells many stories of political prisoners, both past and present. Some of them have become leaders in their countries, like Nelson Mandela and Vaclav Havel. Some have "disappeared" and may no longer be alive, like sixteen-year-old Panchen Lama. Many of these political prisoners are people of tremendous courage and inner strength, like Wei Jingsheng, Leyla Zana, and Aung San Suu Kyi. An imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi has urged the world, "Please use your liberty to promote ours." The true accounts of political prisoners in this book are both heartrending and inspiring: every informed citizen of our world should know about them.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461038

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Prisoners on Death Row by Roger Smith Pdf

Capital punishment is one of the most divisive and emotional debates in the United States today. Both sides claim they are literally fighting for life-either the life of the condemned criminal or the lives of potential victims; and both sides claim to be upholding practices essential for a healthy society. This book presents an engaging and balanced account from a variety of perspectives on this most important issue: trends and statistics are here, but also the personal stories of convicts, victims, law officials, and activists. This book makes for fascinating, challenging, and informative reading.

Author : Autumn Libal
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461069

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The Social, Monetary, And Moral Costs of Prisons by Autumn Libal Pdf

The incarceration system plays important punitive, rehabilitative, and protective roles in North American society. But despite its indispensable nature, the incarceration system is fraught with complications and problems. This book teaches readers about the complex social, economic, and moral costs that are inevitably associated with the placement of human beings behind bars.

Author : Roger Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461045

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Youth in Prison by Roger Smith Pdf

The subject of juvenile detention is a major issue for Canadian and U.S. societies, and especially for teens. This book looks at juvenile detention: beginning with the environments that often produce troubled teens, to the legal process of the juvenile courts, to the varieties of detention arrangements and daily life in a juvenile detention facility. The book does not shy away from hard questions: are teen delinquents criminals, victims, or both? Should society punish or rehabilitate? The book offers multiple perspectives on difficult issues, considering both statistics and life stories. Youth in Prison is valuable reading for all concerned with juvenile crime, detention, and the future of troubled young people's lives.

Author : Craig Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681461021

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Incarceration Around the World by Craig Russell Pdf

In one wing of Sweden's top-security prison, red drapes hang from the ceiling while small candles burn on an altar and men kneel in prayer; prisoners can apply to spend some of their sentence in religious meditation. Meanwhile, the guards at Jyderup State Prison in Denmark don't wear uniforms, and they don't carry guns. Prisons in the Congo, on the other hand, are so bad that, according to the New York Times, "If there is a worse place on earth than a Congolese prison, stay well away." Incarceration Around the World describes prison conditions on every continent, from Malawi and Kenya in Africa to China and India in Asia, from Brazil and Venezuela in South America to European nations like Sweden and Denmark.

Author : Jonathan Robinson
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780957622319

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ON IT by Jonathan Robinson Pdf

This is a thumping good read.- Jonathan Aitken

Author : Keesha M. Middlemass,CalvinJohn Smiley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351138222

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Prisoner Reentry in the 21st Century by Keesha M. Middlemass,CalvinJohn Smiley Pdf

This groundbreaking edited volume evaluates prisoner reentry using a critical approach to demonstrate how the many issues surrounding reentry do not merely intersect but are in fact reinforcing and interdependent. The number of former incarcerated persons with a felony conviction living in the United States has grown significantly in the last decade, reaching into the millions. When men and women are released from prison, their journey encompasses a range of challenges that are unique to each individual, including physical and mental illnesses, substance abuse, gender identity, complicated family dynamics, the denial of rights, and the inability to voice their experiences about returning home. Although scholars focus on the obstacles former prisoners encounter and how to reduce recidivism rates, the main challenge of prisoner reentry is how multiple interdependent issues overlap in complex ways. By examining prisoner reentry from various critical perspectives, this volume depicts how the carceral continuum, from incarceration to reentry, negatively impacts individuals, families, and communities; how the criminal justice system extends different forms of social control that break social networks; and how the shifting nature of prisoner reentry has created new and complicated obstacles to those affected by the criminal justice system. This volume explores these realities with respect to a range of social, community, political, and policy issues that former incarcerated persons must navigate to successfully reenter society. A springboard for future critical research and policy discussions, this book will be of interest to U.S. and international researchers and practitioners interested in the topic of prisoner reentry, as well as graduate and upper-level undergraduate students concerned with contemporary issues in corrections, community-based corrections, critical issues in criminal justice, criminal justice policies, and reentry.

Author : Charles Coe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351661621

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Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations by Charles Coe Pdf

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Organizational Structure -- 3 Organizational Culture -- 4 Performance Management -- 5 Financial Management -- 6 Human-Resource Management -- 7 Procurement Management -- 8 Policymaking -- 9 Capital Management -- 10 Information-Technology (IT) Management -- Appendix A: Meeting the NASPAA Universal Competencies -- Index.

Author : Michael G. Santos
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781429908542

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Inside by Michael G. Santos Pdf

American jails and prisons confine nearly 13.5 million people each year, and it is estimated that 6 to 7 percent of the U.S. population will be confined in their lifetimes. Despite these disturbing numbers, little is known about life inside beyond the mythology of popular culture. Michael G. Santos, a federal prisoner nearing the end of his second decade of continuous confinement, has dedicated the last eighteen years to shedding light on the lives of the men warehoused in the American prison system. Inside:Life Behind Bars in America, his first book for the general public, takes us behind those bars and into the chaos of the cellblock. Capturing the voices of his fellow prisoners with perfect pitch, Santos makes the tragic--- and at times inspiring---stories of men from the toughest gang leaders to the richest Wall Street criminals come alive. From drug schemes, murders for hire, and even a prostitution ring that trades on the flesh of female prison guards, this book contains the never-before-seen details of prison life that at last illuminate the varied ways in which men experience life behind bars in America.

Author : William J. Drummond
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520298361

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Prison Truth by William J. Drummond Pdf

San Quentin State Prison, California’s oldest prison and the nation’s largest, is notorious for once holding America’s most dangerous prisoners. But in 2008, the Bastille-by-the-Bay became a beacon for rehabilitation through the prisoner-run newspaper the San Quentin News. Prison Truth tells the story of how prisoners, many serving life terms, transformed the prison climate from what Johnny Cash called a living hell to an environment that fostered positive change in inmates’ lives. Award-winning journalist William J. Drummond takes us behind bars, introducing us to Arnulfo García, the visionary prisoner who led the revival of the newspaper. Drummond describes how the San Quentin News, after a twenty-year shutdown, was recalled to life under an enlightened warden and the small group of local retired newspaper veterans serving as advisers, which Drummond joined in 2012. Sharing how officials cautiously and often unwittingly allowed the newspaper to tell the stories of the incarcerated, Prison Truth illustrates the power of prison media to humanize the experiences of people inside penitentiary walls and to forge alliances with social justice networks seeking reform.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02
Category : Children's libraries
ISBN : PSU:000055216340

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School Library Journal by Anonim Pdf