Prison reform

Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, improve the effectiveness of a penal system, reduce recidivism or implement alternatives to incarceration.[1] It also focuses on ensuring the reinstatement of those whose lives are impacted by crimes.[1]

In modern times, the idea of making living spaces safe and clean has extended from the civilian population to include prisons, based on ethical grounds. It is recognized that unsafe and unsanitary prisons violate constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment. In recent times prison reform ideas include greater access to legal counsel and family, conjugal visits, proactive security against violence, and implementing house arrest with assistive technology.

  1. ^ a b Harris, Duchess; Conley, Kate (2020). The US Prison System and Prison Life. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Essential Library. pp. 8–9. ISBN 9781532119224.

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