According to the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, one (1) of the founding philosophies of the United States is that each person, citizen or not, is endowed with certain permanent rights. This philosophy extends even to people who have committed crimes that warrant prison sentences. Imagine that you are a commissioner on the Board of State Prison, and you are responsible for making recommendations regarding inmate rights and special circumstances. Use the Internet to research costs that an inmate could incur if he or she chooses to challenge his or her confinement.
Write a five (5) page paper in which you:
- Analyze the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Support or refute the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Examine the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Prepare one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Provide a rationale for your response.
- Determine whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Justify your response.
- Use at least three (3) quality references. Note:Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections.
- Analyze various issues in corrections, including effective community corrections programs, probation and parole, and reentry strategies.
- Propose specific components of an institutional facility model based on effective management policies and procedures for a specified group of inmates.
- Analyze key issues involved with the correctional staff.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies.
- Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric found here.
| Points: 150 | Assignment 4: Inmates Rights and Special Circumstances | ||||
| Criteria | Unacceptable
Below 60% F |
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D |
Fair
70-79% C |
Proficient
80-89% B |
Exemplary
90-100% A |
| 1. Analyze the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Support or refute the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Provide a rationale for your response.
Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Did not submit or incompletely supported or refuted the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. | Insufficiently analyzed the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Insufficiently supported or refuted the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Insufficiently provided a rationale for your response. | Partially analyzed the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Partially supported or refuted the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Partially provided a rationale for your response. | Satisfactorily analyzed the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Satisfactorily supported or refuted the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. | Thoroughly analyzed the legal mechanisms in which an inmate can challenge his or her confinement. Thoroughly supported or refuted the cost of such challenges to the state and / or federal government. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response. |
| 2. Examine the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Prepare one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Provide a rationale for your response. Weight: 30% |
Did not submit or incompletely examined the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Did not submit or incompletely prepared one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your response. | Insufficiently examined the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Insufficiently prepared one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Â Insufficiently provided a rationale for your response. | Partially examined the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Partially prepared one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Partially provided a rationale for your response. | Satisfactorily examined the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Satisfactorily prepared one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your response. | Thoroughly examined the four (4) management issues that arise as a result of inmates with special needs. Thoroughly prepared one (1) recommendation for each management issue that effectively neutralizes each concern. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your response. |
| 3. Determine whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,†as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Justify your response.
Weight: 25% |
Did not submit or incompletely determined whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response. | Insufficiently determined whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Insufficiently justified your response. | Partially determined whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Partially justified your response. | Satisfactorily determined whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Satisfactorily justified your response. | Thoroughly determined whether the use of supermax housing violates offenders’ rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” as guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Thoroughly justified your response. |
| 4. 3 references
Weight: 5% |
No references provided | Does not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices. | Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices. | Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices. | Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices. |
| 5. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10% |
More than 8 errors present | 7-8 errors present | 5-6 errors present | 3-4 errors present | 0-2 errors present |
