Correctional Facilities and Punishment Philosophy

For this discussion forum, you will need to take some additional time to research and compare correctional facilities and present your findings in the context of punishment philosophy (deterrence, rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution).

To begin, use an Internet search engine to locate a documentary video or article about a prison outside of the United States, and compare this prison to the conditions and operation of the Eastern State Penitentiary discussed in this lesson.

In your discussion, provide the URL for your primary source, so that other students can view the documentary or article source.

The URL for Eastern State Penitentiary is www.easternstate.org (Links to an external site.) to use as your basis for comparison.

Discuss which one of the punishment philosophies is the dominant philosophy for the non-US prison you have chosen.

Conclude with some comments on how you believe this prison would be different if operated under US law and US ideology.

Please respond to at least one other student’s post as to why either you support or you do not support their post.

Be respectful and thoughtful in your response.