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- What constitutional amendment(s) are typically the focus when issues are raised with corrections and correctional policies and practices? Explain.
- What is the amendment(s) designed to do? Explain.
- Describe and discuss the specific provisions of the amendment(s) as they relate to corrections.
- Assess whether current correctional policies do enough to protect the civil rights of inmates. Identify a particular contemporary issue, such as searches of inmates or their cells, or the provision of health care services within institutions, or policies around solitary confinement.
- Do correctional policies do enough, or should policies do more to protect civil liberties? Why or why not? Explain in detail.
- Court opinions represent one of the best sources of information regarding this particular task. You can also find white papers published by correctional policy organizations, and law review articles can also provide you with valuable information.
Use at least 3 legitimate sources. Be sure to format your references using APA style.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Constitutional amendments
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Constitutional amendments
The U.S. constitution constitutes the first ten amendments in the Bill of rights. Precisely,
also a Bill of privileges contains personal rights. For example, you can have the right to have
privacy on emails, phone calls, or messages. The U.N. body confined the eighth amendment on
torture issues. The U.S. military personnel harshly tortured prisoners in the U.S. In consideration
of prisoners' rights, Guantanamo's military prison in the U.S. released different prisoners. The
latter was detained on different criminal charges. It was then that the constitution was amended.
Significantly, the amendments have been in force, and they promoted peace and harmony in the
U.S. government. First, following Berkeley's case in South Carolina, freedom of speech was
amended, communication either passed orally or in di...