Prisoner's Rights (Not Finished)

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Prisoner's Rights Prisoners in the United States have many rights that need better protection. Some of these rights include the right to be free from inhuman conditions, the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, and the right to be free from sexual harrassment. Many prisoners all over the United States are being mistreated, because these rights are not being properly enforced. Their rights are in need of better protection. Prisons aren't made to be luxurious, but they're not made to be unsanitary either. A newspaper article about a California prison is a prime example of prisoner's rights being mistreated. San Quentin State Prison isn't just home for prisoners, but also home for birds, rodents, and cockroaches, along with standing pools of water and sewage. California has approximately 140,000 inmates, but these inamtes are packed into 33 prisons, meant for only 80,000 prisoners. As a result of these poor living conditions, those men and women commit suicide at double the national inmate average and recive unproper medical treatment. They also experience many more prison lockdowns than should be neccesary, and sometimes they are always living in fear of violence. Luckily, something was done about this situation. The United States Supreme Court ruled in a five to four decision that those prisons violate the Eigth Amendment, which protects against cruel and unusual punishment. "Overcrowding has overtaken the limited resources of prison staff, imposed demands well beyond the capacity of medical and mental heath facilities, and created unsanitary and unsafe conditions that make progress in the provision of care difficult or impossible to achieve." (2) San Quentin State prison isn't the only prison in the United States violating prisoner's rights. Prisoners all across the nation suffer from bugs and vermin, dampness, exposure to hazards, too hot or

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