Gabriela
I definately support Gabriela's proposal becausethere are elderly people who are abandoned by their familiesand left to die. I believe family members should help them by giving them money or supporting them in any way possible.
Nestor
Nestor's proposal seemed very fair. It would be right anf fair to treat people with disabilities like any other person.
Randy
I agree that veterans should have equal rightts since they fought for our country once. At least take them in consideratin for some better benefits.
Mariah
I believe women should have the right to protest against any abuse from a man. All cases have to be trialed and investigated.
Paola
Women should be equal to men in every way!! Also women should stand up for their rights as Paola's proposal said.
Armando
I agree completely with Mandy's proposal because nobody should be judged because of your raise and policemen should not have the rights to do so.
Willie
I agree with Francisco that racism should be completely stopped and that an amendment should be passed so that everyone follows this.
Ivania
I dont agree with Ivania's proposal because if theyre in jail its because they commited a crime, usually. They should not diserve to spend a night with their wives if they are guilty.
Bianca
I agree with Bianca and Im sure it will help many students.
Nicolle
Once again I agree with a right refering to disabled peoples benefits. They are human beings and deserve to have everything as equal or more benfited than us.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Proposal ;)
Most prisoners are set to having to complete many years in prison. Most of these prisoners get out of jail very easily. Prisoners are let off for good behavior. I do not agree with this.
My proposal is eliminating this rule that can get you out of jail for good behavior. I believe that if you have commited a crime and are sentenced to more than at least 30 years in jail, that you should not have the right to get out for good behavior. If a prisoner behaves well their yeare are cut off. I believe this is unjust. To get a 30 years sentence in jail the crime should have been very cruel so why should you get the opportunity of being free for what you did? I say prisoners need to complete there full sentence before getting out of jail, with no exceptions.
Change!
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| prisoners work together in a common room |
Now there are a many rights protected by the government that need to be followed in prisons. Although jails are different, there are basic rights that do not change. A very important one is that :
it is illegal for a criminal to be treated unfairly due to race, sex, disability, sexuality or religious beliefs.
Another main right is that in able to defend themselves they are granted the right to have a lawyer during their court case. With a lawyer criminals have a better chance of being innocent. There are lawyers that dedicate themselves to defending criminals. These lawyers are the criminal lawyers. Prisoners also have the right to have their money store in an account in prison. if they work or take part in trainig or studying, the money owned are stored for them. If they are released they can take the money in cash out of the prison. This right is very helpful for them because although they do not earn much working, at least they have some money of there own.
In conclusion, prisoners rights are changing and improving over time.They started off with nothing and now they are being treated fairly. Although they are still discriminated against outside of jail, prisoners are improving theyre lifestyles slowly.
Struggle and Activism
Prisoners have struggled in search of their rights within the walls for a long time. They have had to expirience many meens of torture within prsions. Prisoners have many people defending them and fighting for their rights in many places.
There are many groups or societies that have worked to fight prisoner oppression. One of these groups is the PARC : prison abolitionist group. They're main goals are:
- To expose the prison system in the U.S. as an engine of race war and genocide that all people of conscience must work to dismantle;
- To expose that prisons kill, through the exposure of prisoners to toxics, environmental hazards, and medical neglect;
- To support a moratorium on prison construction and a fight against the War on Drugs, the War on Immigrants, the War on Crime, and the use of prison slave labor;
- To expose the institutionalization of torture as it is practiced by the U.S. at home and abroad; *To build awareness of prison issues outside the U.S. and international solidarity with political prisoners and peoples resisting U.S. aggression;
- To inspire and motivate people to take positive action against the mass-incarceration system and for prisoners' human and civil rights;
- To provide practical support to activists who are taking such action.
By these associations prisoners can achieve their rights. During the 70s prisoners rights basically did not exist. Prisoners were treated unfairly, but thanks to these people who dedicate themselves to make their lives as fair as possible this situation has improved. You can still see the struggle of these people. When most people hear a person has gone to jail they are discriminated. Because of their past,ex- prisoners, have trouble finding jobs and even socializing. The truth is people try to avoid criminals and this causes them to end up back in the streets.If a criminal behaves good in jail they can get out easily because of good behavior.
Prisoners have a hard life. After they comit the crime and pay the time, life gets really hard. I believe everybody deseves a second chance at life if they are willing to change. I actually do not like the fact that prisoners can get out of jail for good behavior. They should serve the full time and then be given another opportunity.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Prisoner's Oppression
| prisoners are punished |
There has been many sad and unfortunate cases of prisoner mistreatment since before you can imagine. Prisoners rights have been violated many times. All this has been caused by the prisons own guards or violent prisoners.
In almost any prison we can see the violence used against prisoners. Whether they deserve it or not, prisoners have rights that are constantly being violated. Prisoners have been victims of sexual, physical and phsycological abuse. These "inmates" are protected by the rights listed by the Constitution. An example of one of these rights is:
Inmates have the right to be free, under the Eighth Amendment, from inhuman conditions becausethose conditions constitute "cruel and unusual" punishment.
The term cruel and unusual was not used when the Amendment was first passed but it was noted by the Supreme Court in 1848 that some of these punishments included: "drawing and quartering, embowelling alive, beheading, public dissecting, and burning alive," Today, any punishment that can be considered inhumane or violates a persons dignity is considered cruel and unusual.
In conclusion, the prisoners bill of rights has been modified during the pass of the years. These prisoners have been treated harshly and inhumane. Although they are protected by their rights prisoners are abused off constantly.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Criminal Rights !
There is a large percentage of criminals around the world. Today prisoners are given the same rights as innocent people, but it has not always been like this. In this essay I will describe the strggleprisoners have faced throughout.
Most of the world's population would agree that criminals should have their rights taken away. Although some people may desire this, the rights for aprisoner are suppose to be as equal any other person. The movement for prisoners rights has been going on for along time. Criminal defendants work to defend criminals in court. There are many groups that defend prisoners rights. One of them is the ACLU's Natonal Prison Project. Since 1972 these people have worked to fight unconstitutional conditions of confinement.
http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners'_rights
Friday, March 25, 2011
Other Blogs :DD
Bianca Alvarez
Bianca's blog was very creative. She was very descriptive of what ocurred during the drastic event. Bianca described the conditions in which they lived and what they had to face. Which I agree were terrible.
Ivania Colon
Ivania's blog was very detailed. She described how the Native Americans land were taken by the whites. She said it was not fair for the Native Americans and I agree with her completely.
Paola Vizcarrondo
Paola's blog was very informative. Her opinion of the battle was that it was not a battle but a massacre. I agree with Paola because Native Americans did not stand a chance against the white people which killed many of them.
Gabriela Sanchez
Gabriela's blog mostly talked about assimilation. How the whites wanted to turn the Native Americans into more [civilized] people. I agree with gabriela that this was wrong.
Fransisco Negron
Frasncisco's blog was very general. He gave his opinion on everything that occured to the poor Indians. What they had to face was terrible and I agree with him that it was not fair. The innocent Indians did not deserve what they went through.
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