The Breaking Point of Minorities: Following the Prison Industrial Complex and how Minorities fight for their Lives Back Kayla Clarin University of California, Riverside Abstract The Prison Industrial Complex is a term used to attribute the rapid expansion of the US inmate population to the political influence of private prison companies and businesses that supply goods and services to government prison agencies. The signing of the Rockefeller drug laws in May 1973 by New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller is considered to be the beginning of the Prison Industrial Complex. Angela Davis coined the concept by titling her speech “The Prison Industrial Complex.” The Community Education Centers are a chain of prisons and halfway houses that offer privileges to inmates. The PIC is viewed by the conflict paradigm as the inequalities of people of color. Its origin is the unequal distribution of wealth, power and values amongst the poor minorities and rich whites.
The reason why poverty is a major cause of international conflict is because the citizens of the nations that enter into dispute seek to create a source of income with the resources that are located along borders. In many cases, the resources are mainly limited and therefore they can only sustain one country. Selfishness also causes conflict since either nation that is involved in the conflict seeks to own the resources. Due to the above stated reasons, the countries are forced into dispute and it becomes a full blown war. The other reason that causes international conflict is religious and political reasons.
However, Singer, Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University, actually believes that Hardin is wrong in his claim and that people should spend less money buying unnecessary possessions and rather donate that money to charity. Singer also utilizes the support of a metaphor to strengthen his point, but his metaphor involves a man having to choose between the life of a child or his expensive car that will secure him financially in the future. Singer’s article unveils the manipulative techniques, mainly those that appeal to the emotional and reasoning sides of human beings, that Hardin establishes through the use of rhetoric, particularly his lifeboat metaphor, to express his viewpoint. Singer proposes a
123The debate over whether prisoners should be allowed the right to vote is a heated issue. The laws vary from country to country, and even from state to state in the United States. The laws governing prisoners' right to vote are often referred to as disenfranchisement laws. Globally, there is a concern about whether these laws single out poor people or specific races of people. Every human has rights but they also come with responsibilities to maintain that right.
Law enforcement officers maintain that the Constitution of the United States is their boss. They are proud of the training and educational standards required of them and do not believe that there are the same standards for becoming a security professional. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, many cities facing budget issues are hiring private security guards over police officers. “Oakland police say they consider unarmed guards acceptable, but don't support armed guards. People want to go with armed guards because they believe it's cheaper, but they lack adequate training [and] background checks," said spokesman Jeff Thomason.
Checkpoint Jails and Prisons Response When you look at the prison system today there is a large amount of facilities out there used to house inmates. The facility that the offender is placed in is determined by what they have done wrong or the nature of the crime that they committed and their mental status. The common four prisons that will be talked about are the federal prisons, state prisons, private prisons, and county and local jails. One of the big differences in the private prisons is they have contracted out by the government to provide facilities that will be like the state and federal prisons. These private facilities can free up space in the government institutions to help prevent over-crowding.
A common question has been rising from the voices of many politicians, is the United States Prison system worth the cost? A better question might be, is paying a little extra worth keeping this effective system or would one rather see the filth and crime spill onto the streets and into neighborhoods of innocent unsuspecting civilians? Is risking public safety really worth saving a bit of tax dollars? One then must see that there should not be a price on the safety of the mass. There should be no release of large amounts of convicted criminals.
Problem and Issue Identification: General Overriding Problem: The case mainly focuses on the challenges of implementing change programs at Simmons. There is resistance to change. (The sources of resistance are derived from both individuals and organization.) Besides the resistance to change, the dominant organizational culture exists within Simmons is not in consistency with the Simmons’ core organizational culture. This inconsistency further hinders the Simmons from implementing change programs smoothly.
Our society’s ethical values have changed. Through the utilitarian view the argument could be made that these prisoners are being treated to good and not good enough. One problem with this method of decision-making is that many people might not agree with the premise that maximization of happiness should be the basis for morality. An example of this is an eye for an eye; if you kill someone in my family then I will have your life. “The economic and physical sanctions have given way of imprisonment less depreciation in the liberty of parole and probation.
PRISON IN AMERICA BY GEORGE CHAPPELL APRIL 4, 2011 Since the beginning of time there has been good and evil, as man developed modern society he found that a need existed to separate the bad from the good. Society needed to find a way to protect the weak and defenseless citizens from the dangers of mankind. The use of confinement to punish offenders began in Europe in the early eighteen century. The concept of incarcerating offenders for long periods of time as a way of punishment for crimes is fairly new development in America. (McShane, Williams 1996) Before 1770’s with a few exceptions serious offenders received fines, corporal punishment, death, and banishment, but they were not incarcerated as a form of punishment.