CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Rhode Island Department Of Corrections, Kingston Penitentiary, Solitary Confinement
9 Mar 2017
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Q: name some countries that have very low rates of incarceration. Put on public shows (form of humiliation) Teaches them to work with other people. They are not reflecting on what they"ve done. Glorifies the idea of being in prison. Alone in the cell all the time. Whippings 6 talking/laughing, 24 interacting w/other prisoners, 36 hours" dark cell w/ bread/water only if went to washroom while someone else was there: to repent. Become victims of their own conscious: to teach. Learn to become obedient, follow societies rules: the bell strict routine and discipline. A place where people are isolated from the rest of society for a set period of time, and come under the control of officials who run the institutions. Risks: lack of individuality, lack of privacy, institutionalized. Medical mode: offender is physically, mentally, or socially ill. 1960"s to 70"s: prison inmates were subject to experiments while incarcerated.
