tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187433608406453993.post5994195026361965941..comments2024-03-28T03:13:47.827-04:00Comments on Community College of Philadelphia: SOC 101: Justice?CCP Soc 101http://www.blogger.com/profile/03482301507306679762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1187433608406453993.post-1197158066591075102011-11-28T13:23:16.563-05:002011-11-28T13:23:16.563-05:00The seriousness of this situation is dire. No one ...The seriousness of this situation is dire. No one thinks that at any moment everything they have ever worked for in their life could be snatched away from them because they were accused and convicted for crimes they did not commit.<br /><br />This happens much more than anyone wants to admit. We as Americans do not want to believe that we would imprison innocent citizens, forever ruining their lives. The consequences of incarceration are lifelong and far reaching.<br /><br /> The physical and emotional scars prisoners incurr can be devastating. Intimidation, physical and sexual assault are daily occurrances for many prisoners, particularly the weak and the young. Many who are wrongfully imprisoned and unfamiliar with the ways of prison life and the criminal code see no way out of their unending hell, leading them to take their own lives. Others are not even as "lucky" to choose their own deaths as they will become victims of prison murder.<br /><br />Those fortunate enough to survive the barbaric treatment they received in prison are released into a world that has little sympathy for them.<br />They will forever be haunted by the jarring memories of prison and their public records will always be tarnished by their conviction. This affects eligability for employment, as well as, any attempts at social and personal relationships.<br /><br />This is a matter that needs much more attention and a broader discussion on a public level. How can we consider ourselves the leaders of the free world when we have the largest incarcerated population in the world and continue to forever destroy innocent peoples lives with wrongful incarceration and convictions.<br />The video included in this posting was eye opening and the subject matter should be something on the minds of every free American.erich b coppersmithnoreply@blogger.com