Evaluation:
Published: 24.10.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Prison Perceptions', 1.
Extract

During early 90s I took a part time job with the Los Angeles Department of Corrections. What I thought to be true and what reality was; were two different things. I believed that the individuals incarcerated were being punished and were not able or allowed to do much of anything. Additionally, I believed that they basically sat in a jail cell and read books, drew pictures or wrote letters. I also believed that they were law abiding while in prison. In other words, I believed that they were limited in not being able to break the law. …

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