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Prisoners
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Introduction
A prisoner refers to an individual who is deprived of liberty against his or her will.
A prisoner can also be referred to as an inmate or a detained person.
There are different both ethical and cultural concerns that that [prisoners face while they are in jail.
This mostly include how the prisoners are treated and the ethical issue that arise.
A prisoner refers to an individual who is deprived of liberty against his or her will. A prisoner can also be referred to as an inmate or a detained person.
The term prisoner mainly applies for a specific individual who is serving a sentence in prison. A defendant who is in a pretrial process can not be termed as a prisoner.
There are different both ethical and cultural concerns that that [prisoners face while they are in jail. This mostly include how the prisoners are treated and the ethical issue that arise.
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Ethical issues that affect prisoners in correction facilities
Psychological effects
Stockholm syndrome
Healthcare
Racism
Overcrowding
Psychological effects
Long duration in prisons might lead to cases of depression
Prisoners have the paradoxical consequence of isolation from culture following lengthy stretches of solitary confinement
Long-term periods in solitary isolation will lead to the development of psychiatric illness in inmates and long-term impulse control disorder.
Long intervals can induce biochemical adjustments in the brain and depression. In the lack of a social context needed to validate experiences of their culture, inmates are highly maleable, abnormally sensitive, and exhibit increased sensitivity to the influence of those who control their climate.
Human correspondence and the process of external interaction are a necessity for long-term societal transformation as inmates. Prisoners feel the paradoxical effect of relational exclusion across extended periods of isolated confinement.
There is a shift from an urge for higher social engagement, to a lack of confidence. They may become lethargic and apathy, and when discharged from solitary isolation they may no longer be able to regulate their own actions. They may become reliant on the prison system to monitor and regulate their actions
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Stockholm syndrome
The Stockholm syndrome is a condition in which hostages during captivity develop a psychological alliance with their captors (Austin & National Council on Crime and Delinquency. 2015).
Throughout intimate time together, relational connections may be established between captors and prisoners, but these are usually deemed unreasonable in terms of the victims ' threat or harm.
Stockholm syndrome is a disorder in which captives during imprisonment establish a social bond with the captors.
Emotional attachments may be established through emotional time together among captors and prisoners, but these are usually deemed unreasonable in terms of the victims ' danger or harm.
The Hostage Barricade information program and law compliance Bulletin of the FBI report that about 8% of perpetrators exhibit signs of Stockholm syndrome.
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Healthcare
Mental ill inmates
Transmission of Communicable diseases e.g.
HIV and Aids
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis (Hammett & Kennedy, 2011).
There are number of different prisoners in the correction facilities who tend to suffer adversely from the mental ill mates. The ill mates suffer from different mental conditions such as schizophrenia and they therefore don not relate well with the others. This might cause disputes, fight and violence to occur in the premises
Prisoners are at a high risk of accruing communicable diseases while they serve their sentence in the prison. One of the most common communicable diseases include: HIV and Aids. This is mainly transmitted through sharing of sharp appliances such as razor blades.
TB is then other common communicable disease which is mainly transmitted through the air. Prisons are mostly congested thus in case one is suffering from such a disease then it will be easy for the others to acquire the disease.
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Substance abuse
A number of prisoners tend to abuse drug and other substance while in the correction centers.
Substance abuse poses an adverse effect in prisons by increasing cases of morality
Nevertheless, alcohol use disorder is mainly associated with suicide in prison.
A number of prisoners tend to abuse drug and other substance while in the correction centers. Substance abuse poses an adverse effect in prisons by increasing cases of morality Nevertheless, alcohol use disorder is mainly associated with suicide in prison. The cumulative prevalence of substance misuse or addictive problems in the inmate community is nearly 75 percent In a 1997 Bureau of Justice Statistics study, about half of all state and federal offenders admitted using substances in the month prior to their conviction, and more than three-quarters recorded consuming narcotics over their lifespan (Mumola 1999). However, a fifth of the state and a sixth of the federal inmates have issues associated with a history of substance dependence or d
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Ethical and basic needs of prisoners while in prison
Prisoners with disabilities should be subjected to special treatment
Prisoners should be offered with proper medical care
They should have access to courts
They should not be discriminated
Continuity of federal rights (Jewkes & Bennett, 2016).
Prisoners have the right to proper medical attention. courts also ruled that showing a willful indifference for a prisoner's urgent medical need is a breach of the Eighth Amendment by jail administrators. Hence, prisoners have the right to access emergency care with urgent medical needs. Its mental health requires providing treatment.
The inmate must be prepared to show for an actionable argument that the jail officer realized he or she had a significant medical problem, or that he or she intentionally took measures to keep him or her from coming to this understanding. The quality goes far beyond pure incompetence. Efforts aimed at abolishing solitary isolation as a penalty, or restricting its use, will be rendered and promoted.
Conditions are provided to allow inmates to partake in sustainable paid jobs that will promote their reintegration into the labor market of the nation and encourage them to relate to their own economic welfare and that of their families. Prisoners shall have recourse without prejudice to the public care provided in the country on the basis of their legal status. With government and social organizations involvement and support, and with proper concern for the needs of the perpetrators
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Recommendation
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL AND CULTURAL TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
All inmates shall be regarded as human beings with consideration because of their intrinsic integrity and value.
Nevertheless, it is important to uphold the religious beliefs and cultural precepts of the society to which the prisoners adhere if local conditions so demand (Rodley & Pollard, 2019).
All prisoners shall have the opportunity to partake in cultural events and instruction directed at the complete growth of the human personality.
All inmates shall be regarded as human beings with consideration because of their intrinsic integrity and value.
Nevertheless, it is important to uphold the religious beliefs and cultural precepts of the society to which the prisoners adhere if local conditions so demand.
All prisoners shall have the opportunity to partake in cultural events and instruction directed at the complete growth of the human personality.
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Efforts should be made and promoted to remove solitary confinement as a penalty or to limit its use
Conditions are provided to allow inmates to engage in meaningful remunerated jobs (Loden, 2016)
Prisoners shall have recourse without prejudice to health care provided in the country on the basis of their legal status.
Favorable arrangements for the ex-prisoner's reintegration into society under the best available terms shall be established with the cooperation and help of the government and social organizations, and with due regard for the needs of offenders.
All prisoners shall be considered with respect to their inherent dignity and worth as human beings. Prisoners should be treated same ways as the other citizens of the state while they are under custody, The should not be subjected to harsh treatment because they have rights and privileges which should be held and sustained at optimum level.
Nevertheless, if local conditions so demand, it is essential to maintain the spiritual and religious beliefs, customs and cultural precepts of the social structure to which the inmates adhere.
All inmates shall have the chance to take part to participate in social activities and guidance aimed at the full maturity of the human personality. Their participation in such activities will help in ensuring that the prisoners nature their talents.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, prisoners face various ethical and cultural issues in the correction facilities
The ethical and cultural issues have a direct impact on the prisoners
There are different ways through which the prisoners need to be treated as they server their term in the correction facilities
Therefore different ways have been formulated in order to uphold both ethical and cultural practices in the correction facilities
In conclusion, prisoners face various ethical and cultural issues in the correction facilities The ethical and cultural issues have a direct impact on the prisoners. There are different ways through which the prisoners need to be treated as they server their term in the correction facilities
Therefore different ways have been formulated in order to uphold both ethical and cultural practices in the correction facilities
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References
Rodley, N., & Pollard, M. (2019). The treatment of prisoners under international law. Oxford University Press on Demand.
Loden, M. (2016). Implementing diversity (p. 16). Chicago: Irwin.
Jewkes, Y., Crewe, B., & Bennett, J. (Eds.). (2016). Handbook on prisons. Routledge.
Hammett, T. M., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, S. (2011). Health-related issues in prisoner reentry. Crime & delinquency, 47(3), 390-409.
Austin, J., Coventry, G., & National Council on Crime and Delinquency. (2015). Emerging issues on privatized prisons. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.
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