Post by Gregg Caplitz on Feb 16, 2021 13:06:55 GMT
• State the problem as clearly as you can.
Doris is subject to the balance of her unserved sentence and the potential for automatic enhancements for her escape. Based on her escape she will be considered a high-risk prisoner and subject to a higher level of security then her charges would otherwise warrant. She presents little risk of recidivism based on her 34 history as a model citizen. Do her actions as a teenager warrant the cost to society, her family and herself after this long a period of a long sentence of incarceration? Is she a candidate for alternative sentencing or a diversion program?
Consider the following as you work on this response:
• The values and point of view of Doris Drugdealer.
• The values and point of view of her husband, children, and neighbors.
• The legal and societal issues.
After thinking critically about the situation, what is your point of view? Should the governor grant her clemency? Why or why not? What questions did you ask yourself to arrive at your answer? Do you have any biases that inform your thinking? (See bias chart linked).
This is a difficult one for me to apply critical thinking as a returning citizen I have very strong beliefs in who should be in prison, for what crimes and how long. I understand and empathize with Doris. Prison is a horrible place. This presence of confirmation bias on my part makes it more difficult to arrive at an answer. I need to overcome my inherent bias to take Doris side in the argument. Society needs to know that individuals who are sentenced to a period of incarceration will serve their sentence subject to the normal rules for early release, good time, parole and other means of reducing a sentence. There are dangerous people in prison, this I know from personal experience. There is a cost to society for holding a prisoner. According to the Michigan Senate Website in 2014 the cost of incarceration was $38,000 per year. This would mean that the state would spend a minimum of $380,000 for her base remaining sentence plus the cost of add on time. Additionally, her husband and children would incur serious emotional damage especially with her incarcerated 1500 miles away. The difficulty to society is to not seem to encourage this type of behavior. There are many low security facilities throughout Michigan and the US. In most cases little or nothing prevents people from simply walking away except the firm knowledge that you will most likely be caught and sentenced to an additional term in a much more secure facility. Despite my own personal inherent bias critical thinking has led me to the position that Doris cannot be given clemency. Michigan and its Governor cannot be seen to reward this behavior. She will be sentenced to balance of her time in a secure facility. Potentially if the Michigan governor desired to be caring he could potentially arrange with California to have her serve her time near her home. I researched the actual case. She plead guilty to one charge of escape and was sentenced to probation. After approximately 1 year in prison in Michigan she was paroled and allowed to return to her family in California to serve the balance of her parole sentence. This appears to be a relativity light sentence.
Doris is subject to the balance of her unserved sentence and the potential for automatic enhancements for her escape. Based on her escape she will be considered a high-risk prisoner and subject to a higher level of security then her charges would otherwise warrant. She presents little risk of recidivism based on her 34 history as a model citizen. Do her actions as a teenager warrant the cost to society, her family and herself after this long a period of a long sentence of incarceration? Is she a candidate for alternative sentencing or a diversion program?
Consider the following as you work on this response:
• The values and point of view of Doris Drugdealer.
• The values and point of view of her husband, children, and neighbors.
• The legal and societal issues.
After thinking critically about the situation, what is your point of view? Should the governor grant her clemency? Why or why not? What questions did you ask yourself to arrive at your answer? Do you have any biases that inform your thinking? (See bias chart linked).
This is a difficult one for me to apply critical thinking as a returning citizen I have very strong beliefs in who should be in prison, for what crimes and how long. I understand and empathize with Doris. Prison is a horrible place. This presence of confirmation bias on my part makes it more difficult to arrive at an answer. I need to overcome my inherent bias to take Doris side in the argument. Society needs to know that individuals who are sentenced to a period of incarceration will serve their sentence subject to the normal rules for early release, good time, parole and other means of reducing a sentence. There are dangerous people in prison, this I know from personal experience. There is a cost to society for holding a prisoner. According to the Michigan Senate Website in 2014 the cost of incarceration was $38,000 per year. This would mean that the state would spend a minimum of $380,000 for her base remaining sentence plus the cost of add on time. Additionally, her husband and children would incur serious emotional damage especially with her incarcerated 1500 miles away. The difficulty to society is to not seem to encourage this type of behavior. There are many low security facilities throughout Michigan and the US. In most cases little or nothing prevents people from simply walking away except the firm knowledge that you will most likely be caught and sentenced to an additional term in a much more secure facility. Despite my own personal inherent bias critical thinking has led me to the position that Doris cannot be given clemency. Michigan and its Governor cannot be seen to reward this behavior. She will be sentenced to balance of her time in a secure facility. Potentially if the Michigan governor desired to be caring he could potentially arrange with California to have her serve her time near her home. I researched the actual case. She plead guilty to one charge of escape and was sentenced to probation. After approximately 1 year in prison in Michigan she was paroled and allowed to return to her family in California to serve the balance of her parole sentence. This appears to be a relativity light sentence.
