Penology Penology Corrections refer to one of the components of the criminal justice system. This includes halfway houses, parole programs, jails, prisons, and probation programs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corrections"
The statement that the government shall not inflict cruel and unusual punishment for crimes is found in the English Bill of Rights signed in 1689 by King William III and Queen Mary II who were then the joint rulers of England following the ' Glorious Revolution' of 1688. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cruel and unusual punishment"
Death Row is a term used in some countries including the United States which refers to the section of a prison which houses people awaiting execution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Death Row"
Incapacitation - A criminal justice philosophy that views the primary purpose of the criminal justice system as preventing criminal offenders from committing further crimes against the public by putting them in prison. ...more on Wikipedia about "Incapacitation"
In ethics and law, Let the punishment fit the crime is the principle that the severity of penalty for a misdeed or wrongdoing should be reasonable and proportional to the severity of the infraction. The judgment of whether a punishment is appropriately severe can be very subjective. The alternative to this principle is to make the punishment "too severe" for reasons of vengeance, retribution, deterrence, or problem elimination, or to make the punishment "too lenient" in the hopes that the wrongdoer will amend his ways or is little threat to commit an offense again. ...more on Wikipedia about "Let the punishment fit the crime"
A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by a sovereign power, such as a monarch or chief of state. Clemency is an associated term, meaning the lessening of the penalty of the crime without forgiving the crime itself. The act of clemency is a reprieve. Today, pardons and reprieves are granted in many countries when individuals have demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt to society, or are otherwise deserving (in the opinion of the pardoning official) of a pardon or reprieve. Pardons are sometimes offered to persons who, it is claimed, have been wrongfully convicted. However, accepting such a pardon implicitly constitutes an admission of guilt, so in some cases the offer is refused. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pardon"
In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs. This usage is synonymous with criminal law and is covered in that article. ...more on Wikipedia about "Penal law" The Ultimate shortopedia Machine. Penology
Penology (from the Latin poena, " punishment") comprises penitentiary science: that concerned with the processes devised and adopted for the punishment, repression, and prevention of crime, and the treatment of prisoners. ...more on Wikipedia about "Penology"
A prison is a place in which individuals are physically confined and usually deprived of a range of personal freedom. Prisons are conventionally institutions which form part of the criminal justice system of a country, such that imprisonment or incarceration is the penalty imposed by the state for the commission of a crime. Prisons may also be used as a tool of political repression to detain political prisoners, prisoners of conscience and " enemies of the state", particularly by authoritarian regimes. In times of war or conflict, prisoners of war may also be detained in prisons. A prison system is the organizational arrangement of the provision and operation of prisons (see also corrections). ...more on Wikipedia about "Prison"
The aim of the prison abolition movement is to eliminate prisons, jails, immigration detention centers, and prisoner of war camps by alternatives which they argue are more useful and more humane. Prison abolitionists present a broad critique of the criminal justice system in the West, which they feel is racist, classist, and ineffectual at “reforming” criminals, decreasing crime, or reconciling the victims of crime. Many people involved in the prison abolition movement are also involved in struggles against other forms of social control and oppression, such as the institutionalization of the insane, and for this reason the struggle has been associated with anarchism and anti-authoritarians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prison abolition movement"
Prison education involves vocational training or academic education supplied to prisoners as part of their rehabilitation and preparation for life outside prison. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prison education"
Prison reform is the steady improvement of conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prison reform"
Writing for The Atlantic Monthly in December 1998, Eric Schlosser said that "The prison-industrial complex is not only a set of interest groups and institutions. It is also a state of mind. The lure of big money is corrupting the nation's criminal-justice system, replacing notions of safety and public service with a drive for higher profits. The eagerness of elected officials to pass tough-on-crime legislation — combined with their unwillingness to disclose the external and social costs of these laws — has encouraged all sorts of financial improprieties." ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Prison-industrial complex"
Prisoner abuse is the mistreatment of persons while they are under arrest or incarcerated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Prisoner abuse"
The movement for Prisoners' rights is based on the principle that prisoners, even though they are deprived of liberty, are still entitled to basic human rights. Advocates for prisoners' rights argue that they are often deprived of very basic human rights, with the conivance of the prison authorities. Alleged violations often include: ...more on Wikipedia about "Prisoners' rights"
Pro Tech Monitoring has been a leader in the Global Positioning System (GPS) offender tracking market since 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pro Tech"
Uncensored from Texas Death Row ** are a series of articles originally started by Paul Colella ** , then later by Richard Cartwright ** which give the reader a picture of the living conditions of Texas Death Row through the eyes of the inmates with various notes from their supporters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uncensored from Texas Death Row"
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