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.
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