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  2. Prison violence - Wikipedia

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    A typical prison cell block in Guantanamo Bay detention center, Camp Delta. Prison violence is a daily occurrence due to the diversity of inmates with varied criminal backgrounds and power dynamics at play in penitentiaries. The three different types of attacks are inmate on inmate, inmate on guard (and vice-versa), and self-inflicted.

  3. Prison overcrowding in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement would immediately be notified so the situation can be assessed. Despite its risks and consequences, prison overcrowding can be solved in many different ways. First, the use of diversion programs can aid in prisoners avoiding prison entry. [21] Diversion programs are programs that divert, or turn prisoners away from prison time.

  4. Solitary confinement - Wikipedia

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    Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an incarcerated person lives in a single cell with little or no contact with other people. It is a punitive tool used within the prison system to discipline or separate incarcerated individuals who are considered to be security risks to other incarcerated individuals or prison staff, as well as those who violate facility rules or are ...

  5. Why rehabilitation – not harsher prison sentences – makes ...

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    The effective response to crime has always been a matter of debate. But evidence is mounting in favour of treatment and support, rather than punishment.

  6. Prisoner abuse - Wikipedia

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    This causes a lack of privacy and because the jails are so overcrowded some minor cases are cut from the justice system altogether. According to the Marshall Plan, there are also many gangs that are formed in different prisons which cause chaos and force the jail to go through many lockdowns which are a vulnerable time for the prison guards ...

  7. Offenders should be moved to open prisons to tackle ... - AOL

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    Thousands of prisoners should be moved to open prisons to tackle overcrowding and help prepare inmates for release, a former justice secretary has said.. David Gauke, who has been commissioned by ...

  8. Economy's so bad that ex-con wants back in prison - AOL

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    I've heard of former prison inmates committing crimes so they can go back to prison for medical care, but going back for the food is something else. A jobless Taiwan man who has been out of prison ...

  9. Prison rape in the United States - Wikipedia

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    With a larger prison population to watch over, there is less supervision and protection offered to prisoners and many become subject to abuse, including prison rape. [20] Overcrowding of prisons affects not only prison populations, but acts as a serious public health issue and can adversely affect society's health as a whole.