Savanna+Donahue


 * Can people with different religions and beliefs still be allowed to practice their religious freedoms in prisons and jails? Even when it interferes with the rules and regulations of the property and laws of the facility?**



"U.S. Supreme Court." //TURNER v. SAFLEY, 482 U.S. 78 (1987)//. FindLaw, 1987. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=us&vol=482&invol=78. This is the main case that is referenced by the rest of the cases that follow. It has to do with family members and marriage in prison.This case is also for the First Amendment rights of the prisoners. "O'LONE v. ESTATE OF SHABAZZ, 482 U.S. 342 (1987)." //U.S. Supreme Court//. FindLaw, 1987. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. []. This source is the one I did my case brief on. These prisoners are of a faith that demands worship on certain days at certain times. The prison that held them passed laws that prevented them from attending this meeting. The case was reversed. This source is in support of the First Amendment rights to prisoners. "CITY OF BOERNE v. FLORES, ARCHBISHOP OF SAN ANTONIO, Et Al." //US Supreme Court//. FindLaw, 1997. Web. 28 Nov. 2012.. This source is about a church that wants to continue progress in expanding its church grounds. This source is for the First Amendment rights for prisoners.
 * Pros || Cons ||
 * prisoners may tend to be happier, less fights and stress || Prisoners may start to separate themselves and get in fights over religion and beliefs ||
 * Prisoners are able to exercise the freedoms they do still have, faith is a very important part of life || may begin to think they have more freedoms then they do, may take advantage of the system ||
 * Prisoners will not have to have the same schedule as everyone else and will put diversity in their day || Unorganized days may be overwhelming for officers and there will be less order and more opportunity for retaliation ||
 * Certain religions require certain foods || more costly to supply for different prisoners and some may think they are better or not better treated based on the food ||
 * Beliefs will be spread || differences will separate them ||

Works Cited

Capitol Hill Cubans: Religious Freedom Violations Continue." //Capitol Hill Cubans: Religious Freedom Violations Continue//. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2012. .

"HEADLINES." //DAWN.COM//. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2012. .

"Hire an Illustrator Hai." //Hire an Illustrator Hai//. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2012. .

Reflection

I am a religious person, believe it or not. I very much think that religion can and does help people change their lives everyday. What I do not agree with is all the problems that are associated with dealing with this serious issue behind bars. Out in the real world, you have a job and can support your religious needs based on what you earn. Obviously, in prison it does not work like that. If, as an inmate, you are even lucky enough to have a job, it pays just pennies an hour. All the tax payers that have jobs and did what they were supposed to do in life and abided by the laws set forth by our founding fathers are already paying for your rear end to sit in prison for however long your sentence may be. And they are paying not just for you to sit there, but they provide your meals, your recreational areas, workout areas, uniforms, etc. You, the prisoner, have done the wrong. You committed the crime, you knew it was illegal. You know your mom taught you better than that. Now, you are trying to make the rest of us look like the bad guys. We are not the super villains you try to make us out to be. You do not have the same freedoms as the rest of us. Do not try to say that we take all your rights from you. You took them from yourself. Practice your religion at your own expense, not ours. Do it on your time, because you sure have a lot of it sitting in prison.

A slip is a slip, and a price will always be paid. Solitude, structure, schedules, rules, uniforms, metal bars, no privacy, and now no religion either. This is what awaits not the everyday, law abiding citizen, but rather the person that breaks the law and then tries to defy the law by biting the hand that feeds him. They try to say that the establishment that provides has done the wrong, and broken the law. It is time to take responsibility for the actions taken and serve the time due to society. Be great-full the courts decided to give you a second chance and learn your lesson in prison, rather than cutting down on over crowding and just taking your life. Be great-full you can still see you family, or find God, or make someone of yourself after even the worst mistake.

Works Cited

Brower, Chris. “Marching Tenor Techniques.” //EHow.// Demand Media, 27 May 2011. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <[|__http://www.ehow.com/onfo_8499523_marching-tenor-tuning-techniques.html__]>.

Fry, Tyler. “Tenor Drum Set-up and Tuning Tips.” //Setting Up and Tuning the Tenor Drum.// Henderson Group, June 2002. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. <[|__http://www.hendersongroupltd.com/library_drums_tenor.asp__].>

Inglis-Arkell, Esther. “Non-Newtonian Fluids: For When You Want a Liquid That is Also a Solid.” Io9. N.p.,20 Dec. 2010. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <[|__http://io9.com/5715076/non__]

Hoffman, Stewart. "An Introduction to Timpani Performance." //Playing Timpani | Timpani Techniques | High School Percussion//. Stewart Hoffman Music, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <[|__http://www.stewarthoffmanmusic.com/articles-percussion-techniques.php?id=47__]>.

Maley, Marshall E. "Fundamentals Track." //Triangle, Concert Bass Drum, Concert Snare Drum Fundamentals//. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <[|__http://www.pas.org/Libraries/PASIC_Archives/TriangleConcertBass96.sflb.ashx__]>.

“Non-Newtonian Cornstarch Recipe.” //At Steve Spangler Science.// N.p., 2012. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <[|__http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/non-newtonian-fluid__]>.

“Non-Newtonian Fluid.” //Wikipedia.// Wikimedia Foundation, 2012. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <[|__http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid__]>.