- This video sheds light on the negative and positive things about Joe’s jail. For starters, a few of the negative things are the location of the jail, pink clothing/accessories (handcuffs, socks, etc), uneducated staff, the number of officers per inmate, and military-like discipline. The location of the tents is not ideal. The dirt allows for numerous hiding places for contraband and the brutal 113°F is just way too hot. The pink clothing/ accessories are just a waste of money; since everyone has pink socks, the quickly become normalized without any bad stigma attached. The staff needs to be educated so they can give the inmates better chances of not recidivating. The military-like discipline will not help the inmates when they get back to their civilian lives. These inmates need not physical work but mental work. There are way too officers per inmates. The video mentioned at some times only two officers patrol the yard of 800 inmates. Contraband is also a huge issue. The inmates keep finding new ways to sneak their contraband. The positives of Joe’s jail is that it offers second chances for inmates (like if they do not follow one of the rules, they get moved to 23 hour lockdown and they can join the chain gang for 30 days to move out of lock down) and it does not cost the state that much money per inmate ($0.40 per inmate per day, which is much cheaper than the cost of keeping them in other jails.) Overall, I do not think Joe’s jail is in the inmate’s best interest because I do not think his jail is helping the inmates stay out of prison or jail. Joe needs to focus on keeping the inmates mentality, such as therapy, and find the root of these inmate’s problems. Scuba004
I agree with you Scuba004 that Tent City is not operating in the best interest of the inmates incarcerated there. The sheriff is focused on being tough but not on giving these inmates skills to use once released. Makes me wonder if he want's them to fail and keep returning to his jail so they can be treated cruelly. He seems to like being such a hard ass on these inmates and really thinks he is making a difference. He is failing in so many ways. Mommy004
I found the idea of hiding contraband in the dirt an interesting idea. I wonder if they regularly rake the dirt to check for any infractions. Also the low cost of housing these inmates is probably from the little amount of food they were being served. One thing is for sure, Sheriff Joe definitely had the punishment side of prison down.Ghost004
Sheriff Joe runs a tight ship in Tent City. Some would agree with his strict tactics and say it is a deterrent to crime. But these harsh conditions are not very humane. Although these men have committed crimes they should not be treated like animals. The use of pink is meant to make these men feel like they are not men, but the fact that everyone is wearing pink makes it not really significant to the inmates. So he is just doing it because he can and gets a kick out of it. $0.40 a day spent on food to food the inmates at Tent City leaves me wondering if they are getting the nutrients they really need. Tent City seems more focused on breaking these men down instead of building them up and preparing them for life on the outside. The staff is not very well trained on dealing with the mental issues the inmates may be dealing with and by treating them so harshly can not expect them to succeed upon their release into society. They are not giving them any skills that they can use to obtain jobs or anything else once released from prison. Without the necessary skills they will continue to commit crime and keep returning to Tent City. The sheriff may think his tough attitude is beneficial to the inmates but it only failing them in the long run. He needs to implement programs that can address the issues that brought these men into prison and stop trying to be such a hard ass. mommy004
I agree Sheriff Joe does run a tight ship, with the conditions these men are in its almost like a raft rather than a ship. They are cramped into tiny cells and hot tents and treated like animals. Places like this are why we see people constantly in and out of jail. Because they don't teach them a lesson they just teach them why they are bad, not how to get better. Bike004
There is no doubt that it is amazing how these inmates don't starve to death when the amount of money spent on food per day is only forty cents. These military-style prisons don't do anything to help offenders reintegrate back into society, they only wear them down physically, which is why it is important to make the focus of prison to rehabilitate inmates. CAE 004.
Sheriff Joe is very tough on them. Yet does him oor the staff really have the skills and training to be working with these inmates. Since they can be strict and boss people around automatically makes them good at the job. How is controlling them and breaking them down going to help them in society. They need to be focusing on the skills for the future that they're gonna need. The people in charge need to be changed or at least be qualified for the position. Mustang004
Out in Phoenix, Arizona there lies a massive "tent city". This tent city was run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a very strict and controlled manner. This prison became known as tent city due to the large numbers of inmates that must live and sleep in large tents out doors. With the Arizona heat reaching up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in that area, inmates are often overheated and dehydrated. To make matters even worse, the prison's SRT, or special response team, performs regular random raids on inmates quarters and tents in search for any contraband. With Sheriff Joe making things such as sugar contraband it is probably pretty easy for inmates to get caught with some sort of contraband or another. Furthermore, the inmates have divided themselves by ethnicity. This has resulted in many different prison "gangs" popping up throughout the prison. Many of these gangs commit crimes within the prison, but inmates still drift to them for protection. In fact, many prisoners feel a sense of conflict between following the rules of the prison and the rules of their prison gang. Sheriff Joe has created a seemingly terrible environment for these prisoners in a type of "fear" tactic that has not been proven to work. Instead of focusing on the punishment side of the correctional system I hope the new Sheriff of Phoenix, Arizona, Paul Penzone, will help turn this prison back towards rehabilitation as well. Ghost004
Sheriff Joe's tough stance on how a jail should be run is hurting these inmates in the long run. None of the staff is trained to deal with mental illness and the lack of skills training for inmates coupled with the tough living conditions that Joe has set up for these inmates is preparing them to fail when they reintegrate into the public and will land them right back in tent city once again. EKT004
This documentary of Phoenix's over crowded jail was a real eye opener to what some of the more "Militaristic" correctional facilities we have here in the states. There is no doubt that this prison is ran like a boot camp, it almost reminds me of the movie Holes where it is based on a juvenile boot/ work camp in the desert. From research and field studies we know that boot camps do not work on juveniles or adults, the recidivism rates for those offenders put in boot camps do not lower after completion. That is the biggest flaw I see with this jail, no rehabilitation just penalization and labeling over and over. Aside from the fallacy that is "offender boot camps" there was still a plethora of information to observe. The first one I saw was the fact that the inmates self segregate themselves into racial groups which can cause tensions between them. The next thing I saw that caught my attention is the fact that they are given the bare minimum in this jail (which tends to be a commonly occurring trend in female jails all across the country) where they are given the minimum amount of calories to survive and no sugar or other condiments. Its interesting to see how inmates are punished for having contraband like sugar something that is plentiful and not illegal outside of jail walls. They did this to conserve costs, but they also use sugar to make jail booze. They base most of their programs on fear and discipline. Discipline is needed where discipline is deserved, but maybe if they spent a little more time rehabilitating they wouldn't have to hand out disciplinary actions left and right. Bike004
Sheriff Joe runs a tight ship in Tent City, some may agree with his tactics and say it is a deterrent of jailhouse crime, but these harsh conditions are not humane. Although these men have committed crimes, they are still humans and should not be treated like animals. The use of pink clothing and handcuffs is meant to make these men feel like they are not men, but the fact that everyone is wearing pink makes it insignificant to the inmates. Sheriff Joe also brags about only spending $0.40 a day on food for his inmates at Tent City. Tent City seems more focused on breaking these men down instead of helping them prepare for reintegration into the world outside of jail. The staff is not trained to deal with any mental issues the inmates may be coping with, and by treating them so harshly, staff cannot expect them to succeed upon their release into society. They are not giving them any skills that they can use to obtain jobs, housing, or any other aid once released. Without the necessary skills they will continue to commit crime and keep returning to Tent City. The sheriff may think his tough attitude is beneficial to the inmates but it only failing them in the long run. He needs to implement programs that can address the issues that brought these men into prison and stop trying to be such a hard ass. EKT004
It is very interesting to see how some of America’s prisons can be run more like a military boot camp, just like how Tent City in Phoenix, Arizona is ran. The temperatures can reach upwards of one hundred thirteen degrees, which is unfathomable even when you consider the fact that each of these tents has twenty two inmates assigned to them. This video mentions that the average amount of money spent on food for the inmates is only around forty cents. Compare that to a dollar more spent for the police dogs, it is hard to imagine living in those harsh conditions. It is amazing how the inmates don’t starve to death on that kind of budget. Aside from that, the special response team is shown to be performing random raids of contraband, such as tobacco and sugar. The use of pink clothing and accessories is just useless in my opinion because they were meant to basically humiliate the inmates, but after a while it became pretty normal for them and nothing was thought of from it. One stat thrown out in this video I found alarming was the officer to inmate ratio: one officer per four hundred inmates is inconceivable to comprehend. Sheriff Joe needs to realize that physical punishment and harsh living conditions is not what is needed to turn these inmates’ lives around. Treatment programs are what will correct their behavior and ultimately help the offenders get out and stay out of the prison system. This tough, military style prison may work to help keep the inmates out of trouble for the short term, but looking long term, this style of prisoning will do nothing to correct the inmates’ lifestyle that brought them there in the first place. There needs to be some form of treatment being offered to help prepare the inmates for a more opportunistic life outside of prison. CAE 004.
I also agree that the pink clothing is useless because it does not take long for the pink clothes to become normalized to them. The inmate ratio is crazy. No wonder why inmates are able to sneak contraband; there are not enough guards to watch everyone at all times. They do need treatment programs so they can focus on correcting the inmate’s behavior/ mentality. This prison does nothing to correct their lifestyle. The prison needs to share with them information that can get these inmates on the right track, for example, the Woodford County correctional facility offers educational videos that can be watched for a reward. Scuba004
Joe's jail doesn't seem to have too many positive aspects. He puts people who are trying to do everything in their power to stay out of trouble next to people who really don't care whether they get out or not. Putting people outside in the heat to sleep and live isn't really an effective punishment. Putting together treatment plans for each person and making simple things like sugar okay to have could really help. Sugar is a pretty simple thing and it really doesn't cost enough to have to cut corners like that. When it said that it costs less to feed the inmate than it does one of the dogs, got to me. Treating a person less than human isn't a fair punishment either. I don't the way this prison is ran will help them when the inmates get on the outside. It may be okay for now though. HS004
I'm with you that it isn't right that the inmates are being treated worse than animals. Sugar yes is a very simple thing to have but it helps them make the hooch that they are already making. When people get drunk off of the hooch and then the heat that is just asking for trouble. Pie004
Joe’s jail is a very tightly ran prison which is also known as tent city. The dirt allows for numerous hiding places for contraband and the brutal 113°F is just way too hot. The inmates that are in tent city are treated like animals by the condition that they live in. Joe then wanted to make a statement and he decided to color everything the color pink. When I say everything was colored I’m talking about Joe took clothing, accessories handcuffs, socks,and other items. Joe was doing this to try and make a point to the inmates and not make them feel like they are men because they have pink everything. When it comes down to it though most of the men won’t end up caring what color they are wearing because they are just happy to have the clothes they do have. Contraband is also a huge issue. The inmates keep finding new ways to sneak their contraband. The video talked about how sugar was an item that was contraband but the guards then explained how the inmates would take the sugar and end up making hooch with it and then their fruits. Another item that isn’t allowed in tent city is the salt and pepper that use to come with the food. I’m not sure why the inmates aren’t allowed but I’m there had to be some issues to make salt and pepper become contraband. Pie004
The way Sheriff Joe runs his prison would scare anyone off. First off, he has tents set up outside because there is not enough room in the prison for them. He does this to show instead of letting people out to make room for others, he will make room. Second, he dyes the clothes of the inmate’s pink because men are supposed to hate pink. This I believe in ineffective because they do not care what color they wear in prison. They only spend 40 cents per prisoner there just getting the lowest amount of calorie intake that they can give. The tents outside can reach to 113 degrees and that is in the shade. The prisoners segregate themselves, the whites with the whites, black with the black, and so on. The causes problems because if on man from one group goes into the others territory, they can get into a fight. I know that these are prisoners, but they should not be getting treated this harshly. They are not getting help in going back to the real world, and if they can’t adjust they will end up back in prison. coutinho004
Joes jail doesn't seem like the best place to be. Especially if you're out under a tent. This place has a lot of negative things going on with it. I can really only see about one good thing which is the funding for it is a lot less than other jails or prisons. At this one, it only cost around 40 cents to house an inmate. Now to get to the negatives there are quite a few. First off having prisoners outside in tents to sleep and live is ungodly. Yes they are prisoners and not the best people, but keeping them outside is just wrong. Then there are even too many prisoners in the jail. That's why the tents are up. When their is more inmates than cells, there is a problem. Then like most jails, none of the staff is trained to help the prisoners once they get out. This is one of the major problems i see with correctional facilities all around America. What's the point of wasting tons of money to house an inmate and treat them poorly and end up winding right back in jail once they get out. If you don't teach them or help them with their problems, they can't get better. Mustang004
Watching the video in class showed a lot of us some interesting things about joes jail. In an environment like that, there are some problems that you can run into as an inmate. There is the constant struggle of trying to be loyal to your group to stay safe, but also trying to stay out of trouble. This can be a hard situation for many of the inmates in the video and I believe is a real problem for that particular jail. Having to live in those tents outside would be brutal. Having to endure the heat and having free roam around all those other inmates would be dangerous. Having to worry about your safety would not be an easy situation to deal with because you want to be loyal to your group for safety but that could lead you into more trouble and a longer sentence. I think there are many aspects of that jail that could be improved. hawkshockey004
- This video sheds light on the negative and positive things about Joe’s jail. For starters, a few of the negative things are the location of the jail, pink clothing/accessories (handcuffs, socks, etc), uneducated staff, the number of officers per inmate, and military-like discipline. The location of the tents is not ideal. The dirt allows for numerous hiding places for contraband and the brutal 113°F is just way too hot. The pink clothing/ accessories are just a waste of money; since everyone has pink socks, the quickly become normalized without any bad stigma attached. The staff needs to be educated so they can give the inmates better chances of not recidivating. The military-like discipline will not help the inmates when they get back to their civilian lives. These inmates need not physical work but mental work. There are way too officers per inmates. The video mentioned at some times only two officers patrol the yard of 800 inmates. Contraband is also a huge issue. The inmates keep finding new ways to sneak their contraband. The positives of Joe’s jail is that it offers second chances for inmates (like if they do not follow one of the rules, they get moved to 23 hour lockdown and they can join the chain gang for 30 days to move out of lock down) and it does not cost the state that much money per inmate ($0.40 per inmate per day, which is much cheaper than the cost of keeping them in other jails.) Overall, I do not think Joe’s jail is in the inmate’s best interest because I do not think his jail is helping the inmates stay out of prison or jail. Joe needs to focus on keeping the inmates mentality, such as therapy, and find the root of these inmate’s problems. Scuba004
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Scuba004 that Tent City is not operating in the best interest of the inmates incarcerated there. The sheriff is focused on being tough but not on giving these inmates skills to use once released. Makes me wonder if he want's them to fail and keep returning to his jail so they can be treated cruelly. He seems to like being such a hard ass on these inmates and really thinks he is making a difference. He is failing in so many ways. Mommy004
DeleteI found the idea of hiding contraband in the dirt an interesting idea. I wonder if they regularly rake the dirt to check for any infractions. Also the low cost of housing these inmates is probably from the little amount of food they were being served. One thing is for sure, Sheriff Joe definitely had the punishment side of prison down.Ghost004
DeleteSheriff Joe runs a tight ship in Tent City. Some would agree with his strict tactics and say it is a deterrent to crime. But these harsh conditions are not very humane. Although these men have committed crimes they should not be treated like animals. The use of pink is meant to make these men feel like they are not men, but the fact that everyone is wearing pink makes it not really significant to the inmates. So he is just doing it because he can and gets a kick out of it. $0.40 a day spent on food to food the inmates at Tent City leaves me wondering if they are getting the nutrients they really need. Tent City seems more focused on breaking these men down instead of building them up and preparing them for life on the outside. The staff is not very well trained on dealing with the mental issues the inmates may be dealing with and by treating them so harshly can not expect them to succeed upon their release into society. They are not giving them any skills that they can use to obtain jobs or anything else once released from prison. Without the necessary skills they will continue to commit crime and keep returning to Tent City. The sheriff may think his tough attitude is beneficial to the inmates but it only failing them in the long run. He needs to implement programs that can address the issues that brought these men into prison and stop trying to be such a hard ass. mommy004
ReplyDeleteI agree Sheriff Joe does run a tight ship, with the conditions these men are in its almost like a raft rather than a ship. They are cramped into tiny cells and hot tents and treated like animals. Places like this are why we see people constantly in and out of jail. Because they don't teach them a lesson they just teach them why they are bad, not how to get better. Bike004
DeleteThere is no doubt that it is amazing how these inmates don't starve to death when the amount of money spent on food per day is only forty cents. These military-style prisons don't do anything to help offenders reintegrate back into society, they only wear them down physically, which is why it is important to make the focus of prison to rehabilitate inmates. CAE 004.
DeleteSheriff Joe is very tough on them. Yet does him oor the staff really have the skills and training to be working with these inmates. Since they can be strict and boss people around automatically makes them good at the job. How is controlling them and breaking them down going to help them in society. They need to be focusing on the skills for the future that they're gonna need. The people in charge need to be changed or at least be qualified for the position. Mustang004
DeleteOut in Phoenix, Arizona there lies a massive "tent city". This tent city was run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a very strict and controlled manner. This prison became known as tent city due to the large numbers of inmates that must live and sleep in large tents out doors. With the Arizona heat reaching up to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in that area, inmates are often overheated and dehydrated. To make matters even worse, the prison's SRT, or special response team, performs regular random raids on inmates quarters and tents in search for any contraband. With Sheriff Joe making things such as sugar contraband it is probably pretty easy for inmates to get caught with some sort of contraband or another. Furthermore, the inmates have divided themselves by ethnicity. This has resulted in many different prison "gangs" popping up throughout the prison. Many of these gangs commit crimes within the prison, but inmates still drift to them for protection. In fact, many prisoners feel a sense of conflict between following the rules of the prison and the rules of their prison gang. Sheriff Joe has created a seemingly terrible environment for these prisoners in a type of "fear" tactic that has not been proven to work. Instead of focusing on the punishment side of the correctional system I hope the new Sheriff of Phoenix, Arizona, Paul Penzone, will help turn this prison back towards rehabilitation as well. Ghost004
ReplyDeleteSheriff Joe's tough stance on how a jail should be run is hurting these inmates in the long run. None of the staff is trained to deal with mental illness and the lack of skills training for inmates coupled with the tough living conditions that Joe has set up for these inmates is preparing them to fail when they reintegrate into the public and will land them right back in tent city once again. EKT004
DeleteThis documentary of Phoenix's over crowded jail was a real eye opener to what some of the more "Militaristic" correctional facilities we have here in the states. There is no doubt that this prison is ran like a boot camp, it almost reminds me of the movie Holes where it is based on a juvenile boot/ work camp in the desert. From research and field studies we know that boot camps do not work on juveniles or adults, the recidivism rates for those offenders put in boot camps do not lower after completion. That is the biggest flaw I see with this jail, no rehabilitation just penalization and labeling over and over. Aside from the fallacy that is "offender boot camps" there was still a plethora of information to observe. The first one I saw was the fact that the inmates self segregate themselves into racial groups which can cause tensions between them. The next thing I saw that caught my attention is the fact that they are given the bare minimum in this jail (which tends to be a commonly occurring trend in female jails all across the country) where they are given the minimum amount of calories to survive and no sugar or other condiments. Its interesting to see how inmates are punished for having contraband like sugar something that is plentiful and not illegal outside of jail walls. They did this to conserve costs, but they also use sugar to make jail booze. They base most of their programs on fear and discipline. Discipline is needed where discipline is deserved, but maybe if they spent a little more time rehabilitating they wouldn't have to hand out disciplinary actions left and right. Bike004
ReplyDeleteSheriff Joe runs a tight ship in Tent City, some may agree with his tactics and say it is a deterrent of jailhouse crime, but these harsh conditions are not humane. Although these men have committed crimes, they are still humans and should not be treated like animals. The use of pink clothing and handcuffs is meant to make these men feel like they are not men, but the fact that everyone is wearing pink makes it insignificant to the inmates. Sheriff Joe also brags about only spending $0.40 a day on food for his inmates at Tent City. Tent City seems more focused on breaking these men down instead of helping them prepare for reintegration into the world outside of jail. The staff is not trained to deal with any mental issues the inmates may be coping with, and by treating them so harshly, staff cannot expect them to succeed upon their release into society. They are not giving them any skills that they can use to obtain jobs, housing, or any other aid once released. Without the necessary skills they will continue to commit crime and keep returning to Tent City. The sheriff may think his tough attitude is beneficial to the inmates but it only failing them in the long run. He needs to implement programs that can address the issues that brought these men into prison and stop trying to be such a hard ass. EKT004
ReplyDeleteIt is very interesting to see how some of America’s prisons can be run more like a military boot camp, just like how Tent City in Phoenix, Arizona is ran. The temperatures can reach upwards of one hundred thirteen degrees, which is unfathomable even when you consider the fact that each of these tents has twenty two inmates assigned to them. This video mentions that the average amount of money spent on food for the inmates is only around forty cents. Compare that to a dollar more spent for the police dogs, it is hard to imagine living in those harsh conditions. It is amazing how the inmates don’t starve to death on that kind of budget. Aside from that, the special response team is shown to be performing random raids of contraband, such as tobacco and sugar. The use of pink clothing and accessories is just useless in my opinion because they were meant to basically humiliate the inmates, but after a while it became pretty normal for them and nothing was thought of from it. One stat thrown out in this video I found alarming was the officer to inmate ratio: one officer per four hundred inmates is inconceivable to comprehend. Sheriff Joe needs to realize that physical punishment and harsh living conditions is not what is needed to turn these inmates’ lives around. Treatment programs are what will correct their behavior and ultimately help the offenders get out and stay out of the prison system. This tough, military style prison may work to help keep the inmates out of trouble for the short term, but looking long term, this style of prisoning will do nothing to correct the inmates’ lifestyle that brought them there in the first place. There needs to be some form of treatment being offered to help prepare the inmates for a more opportunistic life outside of prison. CAE 004.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that the pink clothing is useless because it does not take long for the pink clothes to become normalized to them. The inmate ratio is crazy. No wonder why inmates are able to sneak contraband; there are not enough guards to watch everyone at all times. They do need treatment programs so they can focus on correcting the inmate’s behavior/ mentality. This prison does nothing to correct their lifestyle. The prison needs to share with them information that can get these inmates on the right track, for example, the Woodford County correctional facility offers educational videos that can be watched for a reward. Scuba004
DeleteJoe's jail doesn't seem to have too many positive aspects. He puts people who are trying to do everything in their power to stay out of trouble next to people who really don't care whether they get out or not. Putting people outside in the heat to sleep and live isn't really an effective punishment. Putting together treatment plans for each person and making simple things like sugar okay to have could really help. Sugar is a pretty simple thing and it really doesn't cost enough to have to cut corners like that. When it said that it costs less to feed the inmate than it does one of the dogs, got to me. Treating a person less than human isn't a fair punishment either. I don't the way this prison is ran will help them when the inmates get on the outside. It may be okay for now though.
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I'm with you that it isn't right that the inmates are being treated worse than animals. Sugar yes is a very simple thing to have but it helps them make the hooch that they are already making. When people get drunk off of the hooch and then the heat that is just asking for trouble. Pie004
DeleteJoe’s jail is a very tightly ran prison which is also known as tent city. The dirt allows for numerous hiding places for contraband and the brutal 113°F is just way too hot. The inmates that are in tent city are treated like animals by the condition that they live in. Joe then wanted to make a statement and he decided to color everything the color pink. When I say everything was colored I’m talking about Joe took clothing, accessories handcuffs, socks,and other items. Joe was doing this to try and make a point to the inmates and not make them feel like they are men because they have pink everything. When it comes down to it though most of the men won’t end up caring what color they are wearing because they are just happy to have the clothes they do have. Contraband is also a huge issue. The inmates keep finding new ways to sneak their contraband. The video talked about how sugar was an item that was contraband but the guards then explained how the inmates would take the sugar and end up making hooch with it and then their fruits. Another item that isn’t allowed in tent city is the salt and pepper that use to come with the food. I’m not sure why the inmates aren’t allowed but I’m there had to be some issues to make salt and pepper become contraband. Pie004
ReplyDeleteThe way Sheriff Joe runs his prison would scare anyone off. First off, he has tents set up outside because there is not enough room in the prison for them. He does this to show instead of letting people out to make room for others, he will make room. Second, he dyes the clothes of the inmate’s pink because men are supposed to hate pink. This I believe in ineffective because they do not care what color they wear in prison. They only spend 40 cents per prisoner there just getting the lowest amount of calorie intake that they can give. The tents outside can reach to 113 degrees and that is in the shade. The prisoners segregate themselves, the whites with the whites, black with the black, and so on. The causes problems because if on man from one group goes into the others territory, they can get into a fight. I know that these are prisoners, but they should not be getting treated this harshly. They are not getting help in going back to the real world, and if they can’t adjust they will end up back in prison. coutinho004
ReplyDeleteJoes jail doesn't seem like the best place to be. Especially if you're out under a tent. This place has a lot of negative things going on with it. I can really only see about one good thing which is the funding for it is a lot less than other jails or prisons. At this one, it only cost around 40 cents to house an inmate. Now to get to the negatives there are quite a few. First off having prisoners outside in tents to sleep and live is ungodly. Yes they are prisoners and not the best people, but keeping them outside is just wrong. Then there are even too many prisoners in the jail. That's why the tents are up. When their is more inmates than cells, there is a problem. Then like most jails, none of the staff is trained to help the prisoners once they get out. This is one of the major problems i see with correctional facilities all around America. What's the point of wasting tons of money to house an inmate and treat them poorly and end up winding right back in jail once they get out. If you don't teach them or help them with their problems, they can't get better. Mustang004
ReplyDeleteWatching the video in class showed a lot of us some interesting things about joes jail. In an environment like that, there are some problems that you can run into as an inmate. There is the constant struggle of trying to be loyal to your group to stay safe, but also trying to stay out of trouble. This can be a hard situation for many of the inmates in the video and I believe is a real problem for that particular jail. Having to live in those tents outside would be brutal. Having to endure the heat and having free roam around all those other inmates would be dangerous. Having to worry about your safety would not be an easy situation to deal with because you want to be loyal to your group for safety but that could lead you into more trouble and a longer sentence. I think there are many aspects of that jail that could be improved. hawkshockey004
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