I was shocked watching this video. That we incarcerate 25% of people in America and we only have 4% of the population in the world. We send people to jail or prison to be punished, help them not to committee a crime again, and to teach them to obey the law but we lock them up for the rest of their life from one little mistake and we do it to little children that haven't even drop their balls. The past 30 years the incarceration has not slow down or decrease but it did the opposite. It increased by 400% or more. If those inmates do get out of prison. Society makes it hard for them to get a job, which made homelessness and suicide rates have rise. As I was watching the video I found out why America is in debt. That 75 billion dollars have been spent for a experiment that failed. That is why America is in a up roar with the government is that everything they do puts us further back instead of stepping forwards to better thing. Phenom789
i agree that the 4% left of us living and making in the society is really nothing now. we send people to jail like thirteen year old for something they think is cool and not think once about their life not think about asking them questions we just let them sit in jail to let them get old, be mad , and loose out on life. some crimes deserve a greater punishment and some just need a good butt whooping or something because otherwise putting them in jail and lettting them out with nothing to do will make us loose people because they hurt themselves. a lot of times no job cam ever hire people because most of them are confined to metal bars i bet if they weren't in jail that person would be a good asset any company and would achieve greater then anyone would expect. LifeImagine789
I also agree that society makes it extremely difficult for prisoners to lead a normal life, but ex-prisoners aren't allowed student loans, housing, and finding a job is like finding a needle in a haystack the size of the whole prison industrial complex. It's a tragedy that people who have paid their debt to society are alienated from it and are forced to be homeless, turn back to crime, and maybe even suicide. Flitzy789
watching this video its sad to hear that most of our people are confined to a jail cell, especially in jail for a minor drug conviction something that person should have help for because being in jail wouldn't help the problem what soever. i understand bad things happen to good people but why should they get the dirtiest of all punishments for something a real convict would get. its a lot of war on crime, people, and drugs as i heard in the video but as i may say why so much on people a lot of are people are in jail and as for the 5 % remaining in the society why still find wars to put the rest somewhere their not suppose to be, we the U.s sends more people to jail then anybody else and that's not average its cruel and short sighted for the most part. failed experiment nobody wants to look upon to change even though its a long way to go we have to start somewhere. once a person is in jail their life is completely over and their will power is lower then ever. returning to society after being locked up will be a struggle to get with daily tasks they once knew how to do before they left. They loose a lot of customed living, opportunities, families and their way of thinking. all they would need is a little guidance without it it will land them back in jail making the people in the society pay out of our pockets. LIfeImagine789
Couldn't say it any better, "Bad things happen to good people." That when employers see person have been incarcerated, that person isn't good for there business. Ya, people mess up but it doesn't mean that the business can play the cops role or try to make an example of punishment to ruin that former inmates life. They already did their time and they already regret it. Horrible that a lot of business do this where the person becomes homeless or wanting to kill himself. Phenom789
It is very sad to hear the numbers and percentages in this video. Your right when you said that they loose a lot of opportunities when they go into jail and that is wrong of us. We want them to change and with us just giving them pretty much everything they need while they are in prison and then taking basically their freedom when they come out they are not going to be able to change because we have made it impossible for them to succeed. Green 789
This video is sad to watch I could not believe that there are children at the age of 13 that have been sentenced to life. That is so sad and it just makes me sit and wonder what is really going on in our world for these children to be doing such horrible things at a young age. Also the video was saying that if you are a convicted felon you can not get any type of help. We sit here and say that these people that become incarcerated need to change their life and do better things however we have made it impossible for them to do this for their lives. We need to some how find a way to change this for them to be able to come home and try and have a so called "normal" life. Green789
The part where it said that we have 13 year olds in prison for life stood out out me as well. After I read you response I also began wonder what could even be going through that kids mind to even commit a crime that could send them to prison for life. I think that with kids that young that the type of change they need is a life style change both at home and with the people who they surround themselves with. -barcelona789
It is absolutely astonishing how many people in the US are incarcerated. I knew we locked up a lot of people but I didn't realize that 25 percent of the people incarcerated in the world are incarcerated in the US. Some of the statistics the video stated I just couldn't believe, especially when it said that we send people as young as 13 years old to die in prison. A lot of the statistics the video stated we negative ones. One thing that stood out to me the most was when he said that basically when we send you to prison thats the world is giving up on you. When or even if the convict gets out of prison that person is unable to make a better life for themselves. They can’t even get a student loan to better their future and go to school to make something of their live. It is as if we are wanting that person to stay in prison because thats where they belong, and that is wrong everyone deserves a second chance. If everyone else has given up on them whats stopping them from committing crimes to just go back to a place where they feel like they fit in better. -Barcelona789
I absolutely agree with you. How do we expect criminals to do their time, get out and be productive members of society if we quite literally cut them off from any opportunity to do so? I can honestly say that I don't blame them for committing a crime and going back to prison if they are unable to find employment or housing. Being in jail has got to be better than starving and living on the streets. -NavyAME789
I found this video to be very true and relatable because I have lived it myself. Being from a high poverty neighborhood I see at risk youth everyday and at one point was one. From stealing at as an adolescent to underage drinking. I have experienced first hand how my lack of bettering opportunities others may have been offered impacted who I am today. Hopefully the rehabilitation model the juvenile justice system tried to follow actual make a difference in these children's lives. Unfortunately now more than ever does wealth and status determine success. So being on the poorer end of the spectrum makes for an unfair disadvantage in life. Increasing the chances of kids from poverty stricken neighborhoods to find an outlet, such as drugs, underage alcohol consumption, and exploring their sexuality at young age. Juvenile delinquency will always be a problem until communities take action towards bettering the environment around today's children. Scooby123
I really learned a lot from this video, from our lectures with Plato I had a better understanding of the mass incarceration in our country, but after watching this video I'm amazed at how the war on crimes and war drugs really were just a "war on criminals". I also had no idea that solitary confinement was considered torture by pretty much every country except us, and I'm even more shocked that it's only monitored by prison officials and there isn't even a way to repeal it. I'm glad politicians are trying to fix this epidemic now because this "failed experiment" has cost $75 billion in the last 30 years or so and has destroyed so many lives of people who just made one mistake and probably didn't deserve a lengthy sentence. Flitzy789
I learned a lot from this video as well. Although I had to watch it multiple times because the guy was talking too fast for me ha ha. I didn't know that solitary confinement was considered torture by every other country except us. I think they are taking the phrase "this is a free country" way too far. They are basically making up their own rules in there. Its crazy finding out how much money we have invested in these prisoners and it still has failed. Jiggers789
This video makes me question our governments intellectual state of mind. We incarcerate 25 percent the worlds population when we only hold 4. We spend $100,000 per year on each inmate some who haven't even hit puberty yet. They get locked up for maximum sentences for crimes that possibly deserve the minimum in hopes of correcting them and teaching them lessons for a better chance of decreasing the crime rates. Although, the crime rates have decreased, no more than 25 percent of that decreased was attributed to imprisonment. Yet we spend $100,000 per year per prisoner to be confined in solitary which has been proven to increase instability and violence which is what we do not want and why most of them are incarcerated in the first place, to be released out into the real world where they are denied by society no matter how much they have changed their lives. I question the governments mindset because it has taken us 40 years after allowing incarceration to increase by 400 percent to realize that this "experiment" is not working. I think we are really wasting our money because these convicts get out of jail thinking they can start over only to be told no in every direction. That is why most convicts are either homeless or commit suicide. We've spent 75 billion dollars on prisons and wonder America is facing a deficit. Jiggers789
Wow, such a large amount of intense information in such a short time! This entire video was ridiculous. To have an outlook of complete separation of prisoners and the civilian world is obviously setting our criminals up for failure. To completely cut them off from any help, even after serving their time, makes the high rate of recidivism completely understandable. They're unable to get loans for school, they're unable to get a job because they have a record...what do we expect to happen? To pay $100,000 per prisoner, per year when many of them are not in jail for violent crimes seems over the top. Why not invest that money into rehabilitation centers or probation officers who can help keep them on the right track. How about unemployment workshops that are criminal friendly or how about employers looking deeper into the charges rather than just writing them off at first glance. We all make mistakes, be big or small and it's unfair for us to hold all criminals in the same box. People are capable of change and we must realize that, we must encourage that and we must allow those who want help, to get it. -NavyAME789
I have to agree with this. People need to be helped more than hurt, Depending on the crime that has been done, most people could easily get help if they put money into something that was worthwhile instead of taking money from everyone and everywhere else. CSI 789
I agree with you. If a person is expected to leave the system, we as humans need to make it so that they can LIVE outside the system and not create a revolving door of this persons life. The system was set up to act as a deterrence for people. For some people i is just enough but for most it isn't, and these are still people that we are talking about. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
Everything in this video shows how statistical things are, We incarcerate 25 percent of people in the U.S when we hold 4 percent of the population. 100,000 dollars for holding one person in jail every year is a whole lot of money. What stood out to me is that 41 percent of people are arrested before they turn 23 years old and people who are as young as 13 years old are already sentenced to spend their life in prison. The people who do end up getting out are at high risk for being homeless and suicidal. We should have been doing something about this way before it got out of hand. It is a 75 billion dollar experiment that failed. It is more about people who need help to get back on track with their lives and not being sentenced to 20 years in prison for something that is changeable. CSI 789
I find it alarming that we incarcerate 25 percent of our 4 percent of population. But this is also something we have talked about in class. When Dr. White said he would never take someone away for a stick of weed. It would be pointless. That person is not harming anyone at all. We as a people need to focus on getting the people that need help, help, and the people that need to be away from others locked away, such as the murderers and rapists. But also I think something should be done for convicts once they are released that makes it easier for them to get some type of job.
I like how you included discussions from class in your response. I believe that we need to think about who and what is really harming our society and help the ones that only do harm to themselves. Like the drug offenders that are sitting in prison for 20 or more years for actions that did not directly hurt anyone. -Pack789
I agree that we do need to focus on more on the violent crimes rather than small non-violent crimes. If we were to use more rehabilitation methods for the small non-violent crime then that could help with dropping violent crimes because we could set the person straight early on without making them feel like a violent criminal which would make them grow into someone who would do violent crimes. -Acerunner789
I think Hank Green does a good job in this video of showing how crazy some of our correctional policies are. In the video he talks about how we have the highest number of incarcerated people in the world and shows a list of the next four countries. When America is leading a list like this and is followed by North Korea and Russia, two countries that we condemn for their treatment of people, it’s a scary realization. I also think that we need to reexamine the pie of correction. Rehabilitation needs to be our biggest piece to that pie or we are not truly doing anything to truly stop crime. Like Hank said, “getting tough on crime doesn’t mean getting tough on criminals.” The way our system works it creates a never ending cycle of being in and out of jail, because like he said we’ve made it hard to make the transition from in the system to out of it, in a way that lets you live. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
This video is a real eye-opener. Its crazy that the statistics are real and not just fictionalized for propaganda reasons. This is a major issue in our society that is usally overlooked by everyday citizens. 75 billion dollars a year for a failed system is not what we want to hear especially if numbers are not dropping in terms of prison returns, crime rates and other issues that come with all of this. Hopefully they will find new ways to make our prisons and jails more efficent in rehabilitating and to cut down on the incarceration rates. -Pack789
I am someone who is a strong believer that people deserve to be punished for doing bad things but what this this video is showing is that the United States is pushing the limits on how much someone needs to be punished. What speaks to me more than the amount of people who are in prison is how as a country we treat the prisoners in prison and after. The video discussed how we use the punishment of solitary confinement which is intentional looked at as torture so instead of just being punished they are also being tortured. Also it discussed how after someone has served their time they are then put down in society that they have no way of being able to support themselves. I am a supporter of punishing people but once someone has received their punishment why must we then have continue to make them feel like they are still being punished. -Acerunner789
I was shocked watching this video. That we incarcerate 25% of people in America and we only have 4% of the population in the world. We send people to jail or prison to be punished, help them not to committee a crime again, and to teach them to obey the law but we lock them up for the rest of their life from one little mistake and we do it to little children that haven't even drop their balls. The past 30 years the incarceration has not slow down or decrease but it did the opposite. It increased by 400% or more. If those inmates do get out of prison. Society makes it hard for them to get a job, which made homelessness and suicide rates have rise. As I was watching the video I found out why America is in debt. That 75 billion dollars have been spent for a experiment that failed. That is why America is in a up roar with the government is that everything they do puts us further back instead of stepping forwards to better thing. Phenom789
ReplyDeletei agree that the 4% left of us living and making in the society is really nothing now. we send people to jail like thirteen year old for something they think is cool and not think once about their life not think about asking them questions we just let them sit in jail to let them get old, be mad , and loose out on life. some crimes deserve a greater punishment and some just need a good butt whooping or something because otherwise putting them in jail and lettting them out with nothing to do will make us loose people because they hurt themselves. a lot of times no job cam ever hire people because most of them are confined to metal bars i bet if they weren't in jail that person would be a good asset any company and would achieve greater then anyone would expect. LifeImagine789
DeleteI also agree that society makes it extremely difficult for prisoners to lead a normal life, but ex-prisoners aren't allowed student loans, housing, and finding a job is like finding a needle in a haystack the size of the whole prison industrial complex. It's a tragedy that people who have paid their debt to society are alienated from it and are forced to be homeless, turn back to crime, and maybe even suicide. Flitzy789
Deletewatching this video its sad to hear that most of our people are confined to a jail cell, especially in jail for a minor drug conviction something that person should have help for because being in jail wouldn't help the problem what soever. i understand bad things happen to good people but why should they get the dirtiest of all punishments for something a real convict would get. its a lot of war on crime, people, and drugs as i heard in the video but as i may say why so much on people a lot of are people are in jail and as for the 5 % remaining in the society why still find wars to put the rest somewhere their not suppose to be, we the U.s sends more people to jail then anybody else and that's not average its cruel and short sighted for the most part. failed experiment nobody wants to look upon to change even though its a long way to go we have to start somewhere. once a person is in jail their life is completely over and their will power is lower then ever. returning to society after being locked up will be a struggle to get with daily tasks they once knew how to do before they left. They loose a lot of customed living, opportunities, families and their way of thinking. all they would need is a little guidance without it it will land them back in jail making the people in the society pay out of our pockets. LIfeImagine789
ReplyDeleteCouldn't say it any better, "Bad things happen to good people." That when employers see person have been incarcerated, that person isn't good for there business. Ya, people mess up but it doesn't mean that the business can play the cops role or try to make an example of punishment to ruin that former inmates life. They already did their time and they already regret it. Horrible that a lot of business do this where the person becomes homeless or wanting to kill himself. Phenom789
DeleteIt is very sad to hear the numbers and percentages in this video. Your right when you said that they loose a lot of opportunities when they go into jail and that is wrong of us. We want them to change and with us just giving them pretty much everything they need while they are in prison and then taking basically their freedom when they come out they are not going to be able to change because we have made it impossible for them to succeed. Green 789
DeleteThis video is sad to watch I could not believe that there are children at the age of 13 that have been sentenced to life. That is so sad and it just makes me sit and wonder what is really going on in our world for these children to be doing such horrible things at a young age. Also the video was saying that if you are a convicted felon you can not get any type of help. We sit here and say that these people that become incarcerated need to change their life and do better things however we have made it impossible for them to do this for their lives. We need to some how find a way to change this for them to be able to come home and try and have a so called "normal" life. Green789
ReplyDeleteThe part where it said that we have 13 year olds in prison for life stood out out me as well. After I read you response I also began wonder what could even be going through that kids mind to even commit a crime that could send them to prison for life. I think that with kids that young that the type of change they need is a life style change both at home and with the people who they surround themselves with.
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It is absolutely astonishing how many people in the US are incarcerated. I knew we locked up a lot of people but I didn't realize that 25 percent of the people incarcerated in the world are incarcerated in the US. Some of the statistics the video stated I just couldn't believe, especially when it said that we send people as young as 13 years old to die in prison. A lot of the statistics the video stated we negative ones. One thing that stood out to me the most was when he said that basically when we send you to prison thats the world is giving up on you. When or even if the convict gets out of prison that person is unable to make a better life for themselves. They can’t even get a student loan to better their future and go to school to make something of their live. It is as if we are wanting that person to stay in prison because thats where they belong, and that is wrong everyone deserves a second chance. If everyone else has given up on them whats stopping them from committing crimes to just go back to a place where they feel like they fit in better.
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I absolutely agree with you. How do we expect criminals to do their time, get out and be productive members of society if we quite literally cut them off from any opportunity to do so? I can honestly say that I don't blame them for committing a crime and going back to prison if they are unable to find employment or housing. Being in jail has got to be better than starving and living on the streets. -NavyAME789
DeleteI found this video to be very true and relatable because I have lived it myself. Being from a high poverty neighborhood I see at risk youth everyday and at one point was one. From stealing at as an adolescent to underage drinking. I have experienced first hand how my lack of bettering opportunities others may have been offered impacted who I am today. Hopefully the rehabilitation model the juvenile justice system tried to follow actual make a difference in these children's lives. Unfortunately now more than ever does wealth and status determine success. So being on the poorer end of the spectrum makes for an unfair disadvantage in life. Increasing the chances of kids from poverty stricken neighborhoods to find an outlet, such as drugs, underage alcohol consumption, and exploring their sexuality at young age. Juvenile delinquency will always be a problem until communities take action towards bettering the environment around today's children.
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I really learned a lot from this video, from our lectures with Plato I had a better understanding of the mass incarceration in our country, but after watching this video I'm amazed at how the war on crimes and war drugs really were just a "war on criminals". I also had no idea that solitary confinement was considered torture by pretty much every country except us, and I'm even more shocked that it's only monitored by prison officials and there isn't even a way to repeal it. I'm glad politicians are trying to fix this epidemic now because this "failed experiment" has cost $75 billion in the last 30 years or so and has destroyed so many lives of people who just made one mistake and probably didn't deserve a lengthy sentence. Flitzy789
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot from this video as well. Although I had to watch it multiple times because the guy was talking too fast for me ha ha. I didn't know that solitary confinement was considered torture by every other country except us. I think they are taking the phrase "this is a free country" way too far. They are basically making up their own rules in there. Its crazy finding out how much money we have invested in these prisoners and it still has failed. Jiggers789
DeleteThis video makes me question our governments intellectual state of mind. We incarcerate 25 percent the worlds population when we only hold 4. We spend $100,000 per year on each inmate some who haven't even hit puberty yet. They get locked up for maximum sentences for crimes that possibly deserve the minimum in hopes of correcting them and teaching them lessons for a better chance of decreasing the crime rates. Although, the crime rates have decreased, no more than 25 percent of that decreased was attributed to imprisonment. Yet we spend $100,000 per year per prisoner to be confined in solitary which has been proven to increase instability and violence which is what we do not want and why most of them are incarcerated in the first place, to be released out into the real world where they are denied by society no matter how much they have changed their lives. I question the governments mindset because it has taken us 40 years after allowing incarceration to increase by 400 percent to realize that this "experiment" is not working. I think we are really wasting our money because these convicts get out of jail thinking they can start over only to be told no in every direction. That is why most convicts are either homeless or commit suicide. We've spent 75 billion dollars on prisons and wonder America is facing a deficit. Jiggers789
ReplyDeleteWow, such a large amount of intense information in such a short time! This entire video was ridiculous. To have an outlook of complete separation of prisoners and the civilian world is obviously setting our criminals up for failure. To completely cut them off from any help, even after serving their time, makes the high rate of recidivism completely understandable. They're unable to get loans for school, they're unable to get a job because they have a record...what do we expect to happen? To pay $100,000 per prisoner, per year when many of them are not in jail for violent crimes seems over the top. Why not invest that money into rehabilitation centers or probation officers who can help keep them on the right track. How about unemployment workshops that are criminal friendly or how about employers looking deeper into the charges rather than just writing them off at first glance. We all make mistakes, be big or small and it's unfair for us to hold all criminals in the same box. People are capable of change and we must realize that, we must encourage that and we must allow those who want help, to get it. -NavyAME789
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with this. People need to be helped more than hurt, Depending on the crime that has been done, most people could easily get help if they put money into something that was worthwhile instead of taking money from everyone and everywhere else. CSI 789
DeleteI agree with you. If a person is expected to leave the system, we as humans need to make it so that they can LIVE outside the system and not create a revolving door of this persons life. The system was set up to act as a deterrence for people. For some people i is just enough but for most it isn't, and these are still people that we are talking about. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
DeleteEverything in this video shows how statistical things are, We incarcerate 25 percent of people in the U.S when we hold 4 percent of the population. 100,000 dollars for holding one person in jail every year is a whole lot of money. What stood out to me is that 41 percent of people are arrested before they turn 23 years old and people who are as young as 13 years old are already sentenced to spend their life in prison. The people who do end up getting out are at high risk for being homeless and suicidal. We should have been doing something about this way before it got out of hand. It is a 75 billion dollar experiment that failed. It is more about people who need help to get back on track with their lives and not being sentenced to 20 years in prison for something that is changeable. CSI 789
ReplyDeleteI find it alarming that we incarcerate 25 percent of our 4 percent of population. But this is also something we have talked about in class. When Dr. White said he would never take someone away for a stick of weed. It would be pointless. That person is not harming anyone at all. We as a people need to focus on getting the people that need help, help, and the people that need to be away from others locked away, such as the murderers and rapists. But also I think something should be done for convicts once they are released that makes it easier for them to get some type of job.
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I like how you included discussions from class in your response. I believe that we need to think about who and what is really harming our society and help the ones that only do harm to themselves. Like the drug offenders that are sitting in prison for 20 or more years for actions that did not directly hurt anyone. -Pack789
DeleteI agree that we do need to focus on more on the violent crimes rather than small non-violent crimes. If we were to use more rehabilitation methods for the small non-violent crime then that could help with dropping violent crimes because we could set the person straight early on without making them feel like a violent criminal which would make them grow into someone who would do violent crimes. -Acerunner789
DeleteI think Hank Green does a good job in this video of showing how crazy some of our correctional policies are. In the video he talks about how we have the highest number of incarcerated people in the world and shows a list of the next four countries. When America is leading a list like this and is followed by North Korea and Russia, two countries that we condemn for their treatment of people, it’s a scary realization. I also think that we need to reexamine the pie of correction. Rehabilitation needs to be our biggest piece to that pie or we are not truly doing anything to truly stop crime. Like Hank said, “getting tough on crime doesn’t mean getting tough on criminals.” The way our system works it creates a never ending cycle of being in and out of jail, because like he said we’ve made it hard to make the transition from in the system to out of it, in a way that lets you live. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
ReplyDeleteThis video is a real eye-opener. Its crazy that the statistics are real and not just fictionalized for propaganda reasons. This is a major issue in our society that is usally overlooked by everyday citizens. 75 billion dollars a year for a failed system is not what we want to hear especially if numbers are not dropping in terms of prison returns, crime rates and other issues that come with all of this. Hopefully they will find new ways to make our prisons and jails more efficent in rehabilitating and to cut down on the incarceration rates. -Pack789
ReplyDeleteI am someone who is a strong believer that people deserve to be punished for doing bad things but what this this video is showing is that the United States is pushing the limits on how much someone needs to be punished. What speaks to me more than the amount of people who are in prison is how as a country we treat the prisoners in prison and after. The video discussed how we use the punishment of solitary confinement which is intentional looked at as torture so instead of just being punished they are also being tortured. Also it discussed how after someone has served their time they are then put down in society that they have no way of being able to support themselves. I am a supporter of punishing people but once someone has received their punishment why must we then have continue to make them feel like they are still being punished. -Acerunner789
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