The secret life of a convict It wasn’t the first time the crew was woken by the sound of waves crashing against the old, worn-out vessel. The Scarborough had been pummelled by enormous waves for the last year as we headed down the east coast of New Holland. All that could be seen was the light rays leaking through the holes in the wooden planks and the revolting odour of the 300 other convicts choked my nose. After a treacherous voyage across the oceans, Scarborough eventually arrived in Botany Bay. Captain James Cook announced that the land was unsuitable for settlement, and made the decision to head north up the coast to Port Jackson. The ferocious heat sweltered on our bodies as we struggled to find shade. As the sun began to fall after a long day we enjoyed the usual bread and pork with vegetables. After dinner, we were set to work. It was the 29th of May 1788. The aboriginals noticed the large ships taking over their territory and immediately attacked, two convicts were killed, and …show more content…
Except, this time a guard was sent with him. He knew if they saw Octavia they would kill her. William just prayed that she would not come looking for him today. As the guard and William marched out to the thick bush, he recognised the cave that he left, immediately he told the guard. ‘I was here yesterday, we should move to another location.’ The guard stated, ‘The animals will move, we must be out all day and exploring everywhere we can.’ William notices a shadow moving in the cave, hoping the guard did not see this he hurriedly heads the other way acting as if he saw something moving in the bushes. I tell the guard ‘We need to cover more ground, head over to the trees and I stay here.’ As soon as William lost sight of the guard he ran for the cave, when he entered the cave no one is there, he then turns around to leave and the guard is standing right in front of him He questions, ‘Where are we? What is
The Convicts, by Iain Lawrence, is a story of a young boy who faces great odds to complete his quest to help his father. This novel takes many twists and turns through the landscape of London, more specifically in nineteenth century London. However, London is not described in the picturesque view many people have come to know London as. Lawrence shows the uglier more rugged lifestyle of many poor people in London during this time period. Within a society like this in London, swindling, gangs, and prison become common subjects among the lower classes, especially in this novel. Although life was hard for many, the characters in this novel find adventure along the way while aboard ships and through underground sewers.
William was finally able to see clearly what was important. It wasn’t his job that allowed him to think creatively or knowing the Declaration of Independence by heart. He no longer cared about the labels that were cast upon him, people could call him terrorist for all he cares. The thing in which he feared in the past, were now his ammunition to get exactly what he wanted: a straight shot to a payphone to hear his family’s voice, a chance to fix the physics of his daughter’s pictures, and to let his wife know that she came before his work. Alexi successfully showed us how to shed the weight of frivolous problems, enabling us to move more quickly to the things that we need most.
... had animal hides laid about as an insult towards William’s mother. This slight infuriated William to such a great extent, he lashed out by savagely killing many of the citizens of the town, to defend his mother’s name. This act of brutality marked one of the last times of anarchy and William now had complete authority over Normandy. Through excellent skill in combat, thought out courting, and striking fear William had regained control of what was once his father’s.
Have you ever experienced a loved one going to jail?......,Hearing the loud crash from a mile away. Not knowing what it was but in the back of my mind not caring what happened or how it happened. Until the phone rang…,police officer on the other side of the line finding out my dad has just gotten arrested. I rushed down stairs with my best friend by my side. My heart was beating outside of my chest.
The prison system in the United States was not always like it is today. It took mistakes and changes in order to get it to the point it is at. Some people think that prisons should still be being changed while others feel that they are fine the way they are. It is hard to make an argument for one side or the other if one does not know about the history of prisons as well as the differences between prisons structures and differences in prison management. Knowledge of private prisons is also needed to make this difficult decision.
The overall goal of correctional facilities can be broken down into three main functions which are retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation of the inmates. Today, there is much debate on rather private or public prison admiration is best to suit those goals. In a private prison the inmates are contracted out to a third party from either local, state, or federal government agencies (Smith 2012). Public prisons are where the government themselves house and supply the inmate’s basic needs with no third party involved. However, a large portion of the argument of private verses public prisons is over, which is best in achieving those goals more efficiently.
... officer was a “white hat,” in the book they referred to them as newjack. Most of the guards were turnkey; they had little contact with inmates. Lastly, one guard told Ted Conover to live at work the problem at work and not bring it home with him. In class we talked about how officer go home with the problems of the job, which is not healthy for them and their family.
for youngsters who have a long history of convictions for less serious felonies for which the juvenile court disposition has not been effective” (qtd. in Katel).
There are different eras of prison. The reformatory era, industrial era, punitive era, treatment era, community era, and warehousing era are the different types of era of prisons. The Reformatory Era lasted from 1870-1910. The Reformatory era was good for prisoners because it actually teach them discipline while they were incarcerated. The inmates were getting education and vocational programs that can later help them become successful in life. They were getting quality skills. Furthermore, they will help them with how to be in economically self-supportive when they will get out of prison. After prison they will get parole and visit their parole officer every month and be going to rehabilitation program. Secure holding and/or monitoring of offenders. In the industrial era, there were large volumes of factories growing, and inmates worked in factories for very cheap. Punitive Era was from 1935 to 1945. This era focused on punishment. Treatment Era was from 1945 to 1967. This era was focused on fixing the offender. Community Era was from 1967 to 1980. In this era, they believed inmate should privileges, halfway houses, and a work release program. Warehousing Era was from 1980-1995. In this era, they believed that incarcerating as many people as they could protect the society. It made the growth of prison overcrowding. Just Desserts Era is from 1995 to the present. This era believed that incarceration is appropriate punishment for criminal behavior.
As we know, the United States holds the most prisoners in the world. California is one of the states that has highest rates of prison population in the nation. The number of prisoners have been rapidly increasing and is leading to overcrowded prisons. The California Department Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR, needs to work on the expansion of prison systems as a means to deal with the overcrowding problem. According to an article by Adam Liptak, “the case of Brown v. Plata [in 2011] that violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment…” it forced California to reduce crowding in its own institutions. As a result, California Governor Jerry Brown decided to contract private prison. He signed
He stands a long time at the meeting of the two roads and looks down one path as far as he can but it disappears in the ‘undergrowth’ as it takes a bend
The professional role of a forensic psychologist I am interested in is working as a prison psychologist. The reason it interests me is because prison psychologists are a big part in the function of today’s society. The prison psychologist play an important role in the rehabilitation with those who we would call the common criminal as well as working with criminals who are clinically insane. There are many roles that the prison psychologists do in the prison system such as treating all different criminals from murderers, sex offenders, violent offender and even those who have committed white collar crimes. The prison psychologist tend to work in many different types of facilities from maximum prisons, minimum security prisons, and mental health facilities that hold
The United States of America contains the third largest population in the world, as well as the world’s largest prison population (Aliprandini and Finley). In order for the large criminal justice system to be successful, it must have a strong parole system. But the U.S. parole system is known to have a multitude of problems within it. Many of these problems can be solved by focusing on the relationships between the parole officers and the parolees (a person on parole). By participating in systems to better the work ethic of parole officers. Following through to fixing these affairs may seem unrealistic, however the outcome would be beneficial to society.
In The Shawshank Redemption, a film directed by Frank Darabont, Friendship is a prominent theme that is explored throughout the story of Andy Dufresne, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding and their imprisonment and subsequent friendship. Darabont uses a range of techniques in this film to convey that theme of friendship, such as lighting, dialogue, music/score, Camera angles, mise-en-scene and camera shots.
Captain James Cook found Australia on 29 April 1770. Captain James Cook landed on Botany Bay and named it as New South Wales. However, in 1788 the first fleet of British convicted lead by Captain Arthur Phillip arrived to Australia, which was the beginning of European settlement in Australia. The arriva...