CRM/LAW C7 Chapter Notes - Chapter ALL: Prison Reform, Deinstitutionalisation, John Ashcroft
7 Feb 2016
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Intro to u. s. prisons from inception o export. The # of prisons was stable for most of the 20th century. Began to rise in early 70s and skyrocketed for the next 4 decades. 19th century penitentiary was formed as a way for prisoners to labor insolation and reflect on their ways. Prior to 1790 jail and prison were only for holding defendants: punishment was either paid for by the rich and they got out on bail or for the poor public whippings. After the american revolution capital punishment was seen as barbaric and imprisonment was more humane. The criminal justice system is reactive and punitive. Due to social upheavals in the recent decades there was a rise in a prison. Looking back on our system little has changed reform movement and were hoping for deinstitutionalization. But instead the following decades only brought more prisons being built. The rise of the tough on crime movement.
