Brutality: Police & Prisons

Each day in the United States, people’s natural human rights are being infringed upon. The causers of these violations are none other than the people who are supposed to protect society: police officers. This increase in police violence is a part of a toughened criminal justice system which includes the war on drugs, the building of new prisons, and the move toward quicker executions. That is not to say that violations are only infringed …

…do not file complaints because they are scared. So how can these victims be helped? Usually, most people are unaware of the brutality that goes on in prisons so they cannot stop it. However, if citizens do know, they should demand their elected officials set stringent standards for hiring and training these police and correctional officers. Perhaps someday people will hopefully realize that prisoners and suspects are human too, and should be treated as such.