Thesis: More Should Be Done To Reform The United States Prison System
Beginning of paper
A. 63,000 civil cases filed by inmates in 1995
1. one-fourth of all civil filings in the United States
2. prisoners don’t pay court costs
B. Prison food lawsuits
1. Lawrence Bittaker suit
a) soggy sandwiches
b) broken cookies
C. Abuse by prison officials
1. brain implant transm ....
Middle of paper
.... Banquet”
a) 33 convicts and 49 invited guests
b) catered prime rib
D. Vocational training
1. Charles Logan quote
a) treatment not effective in rehabilitation
E. Hilleary Van quote
1. unsensible to provide luxuries to criminals that many citizens can’t
afford
III. EARLY RELEASE
A. Overcrowding
B. Repeat appeals
1. death-row cases take up to 20 years to finish
2. since 1976, 50 death-row inmates have been released
C. Juvenile punishment
1. Craig Price ....
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Word count: 1394
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
