CJS 230 CheckPoint History of State and Federal Prisons The history of state prisons all started when the concept on the institution was based upon the penitentiary. The penitentiary was based on the 18th century when legal reformed where scholars searched for more humane and reform oriented alternative to physical punishments and deaths which seemed inhumane. In the late 1700’s, principles of work, humble attitudes, and isolation were instilled upon the inmates in order to change the nature of confinement. Some of the penitentiaries had large open spaces with a glass top ceiling to have better lighting and help cut the cost of electricity. It also helped the police officers to supervise the inmates.
Jail and Prison Comparison Paper Karlos Hampton CJS/255 05/11/15 Mitchell Jessip Jail and Prison Comparison Paper Colonial America used public humiliation, workhouses, and corporal punishment to punish criminals. In Pennsylvania Quakers believed that honest labor was a more humane way to deal with un-socialized behavior. Many other colonies started to abundant public humiliation, and began to incarcerate prisoners. In the early beginning the facilities were under local control they frequently mixed convicts with accused women with men, and petty thieves with violent offenders. Jails were managed by the local sheriff department they housed individuals convicted of misdemeanors, and crimes from small infractions to severe crimes like murder.
The idea was originally developed by the Philadelphia Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons. The most active members were Quakers. The first prison to apply this new concept was the Eastern State Penitentiary which opened in 1829 on Cherry Hill in Philadelphia. The prisoners would be separated 24 hour a day in their prison cells. The prisoners were even separated when being fed and when working in their prison cells.
For example; the selling of poor girls into prostitution was a problem in 19th century cities. In the 21st century, an equivalent to this is ‘people trafficking’. Numerous people from Eastern Europe and less economically developed countries, are illegally brought to the UK and forced to work for low wages, or no wages at all. (Source: Page 42, Edexcel GCSE, History B, Crime and Punishment). This example is a typical instance in which a crime committed many years ago has been re-invented to suit the nature of the century.
He emigrated to London and resided in Whitechapel, where many of the murders took place. Possibly due to the anti-Semitism of this time, Kosminski is considered to be a strong suspect by the two highest ranking officers involved in the investigation, Anderson and Swanson. Kosminski was immediately identified as the murderer by a witness who later refused to testify against a ‘fellow Jew’. For this reason, Kosminski was not charged. Aaron Kosminski displayed some signs of insanity in the late 1880’s and was admitted to Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum in February 1891.
He wrote that the only place for a just man in an unjust society is in jail. He wrote that when it comes to obeying or disobeying a law a person must always side with their conscience. The point of view of “Civil Disobedience” was that (a) he was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. His father was a merchant, who lost all of the family’s money and his mother was an active abolitionist who was part of the Underground Railroad. (b) He attended Concord Academy and at the age of 16, he began attending Harvard University.
A good example of this is when Francis Nurse speaks to Danforth about the possibility of the girls being fakes; and Danforth replies “I have four hundred persons in jail upon my signature, and seventy-two condemned to hanging”. This is a small suggestion to us that he is very eager to get the job done in such a way that it will further his reputation. Another scene that demonstrates this is when Giles Corey appears in the court and tells Danforth about the misunderstanding with his wife; that he only meant that she was reading books, and by no way mean the she was a witch. Danforth abuses his power in this scene by refusing to admit that he was wrong, and it shows us that he is in fact more interested in his job than the matter about Giles’s wife. Another character in the play which can be said to abuse her powers the most in the play is Abigail.
America’s Sagging Pants Prison attire has long been known to diminish and demoralize the prisoners. It is an embodiment of punishment. In 1815 black and white stripped prison attire from Newgate Prison was an icon symbol of being incarcerated. Since then prison garments have been made to serve as function over fashion. Not until the late 80’s and early 90’s did prison attire become a fashion statement, thus leading into the fashion trend of sagging pants.
Often times a punishment for a crime would consist of a fine and if offenders could not pay the fine they remained detained until they worked a sufficient amount time that would be comparable to the debt they owed. The rooms inside these jails were large and would house up to thirty offenders at one time. It was not uncommon for these jails to operate under poor conditions, such as unsafe and unsanitary living quarters, bad food, and minimal medical care. There were also issues surrounding illness and lack of discipline. Because of these unsafe and poor conditions John Howard, the sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1773 worked with the English House of Commons to create the Penitentiary act of 1779 (Seiter, 2011).
Nicole Vala Stephanie Forest ENG 1101-777 19 September 2014 Unicorn Locked Up Behind Bars In Charleston Prison Malcolm X was like a unicorn criminal that was uniquely set apart from any other inmates in his day even to present times. Even though he was sent to prison he took full advantage of the materials the prison had to offer to enhance where he lacked educationally. A point I would like to address is prisoners/criminals need support too. Like Malcolm X, I myself struggle educationally as a well, by having ADHD. We do have to see from life’s struggles evolves dedication and changes an individual’s path forever.