Caitlin KellyThompson

Speech 06
Project #3
Area 1:
Harm 1: Nikkis stated for her harm # 1 that !y enforcin" to#"her r#les and re"#lations $ithin
Californias prison system% $e $ill ens#re that it is less likely for inmates to $ant to commit
another crime $hen they are set free% creatin" a safer en&ironment for e&eryone'(
California is one of the strictest states for sentencin" p#rposes' )e ha&e the three strikes la$ that sends people on their last strike a$ay for the most
common thin"s' Sa"ar *ethani% a reported on California )atchdo"'com% stated that Proposition 1+, mandated -./years/to/life in prison for three/time
felons% e&en if the third strike( $as a non&iolent crime' Strict sentencin" la$s enjoy 0ipartisan s#pport in Sacramento' 1ep#0lican le"islators e2#lt in
preachin" a to#"h/on/crime mantra 3 especially to the older% $hite demo"raphic that tends to &ote for them' 4nd 5emocrats are s#rprisin"ly amon" the
lo#dest &oices callin" for to#"her sentencin" la$s lest they 0e called/o#t for 0ein" soft on crime'( 6#r jails are so f#ll of inmates that $e sent their
0eca#se of this recently &otes 0ack in 0ill' )e mi"ht spend a lot on o#r prisons% inmates% and staffin" 0#t thats 0eca#se $e created o#r o$n #ni7#e
sit#ation' *ethani "oes on to say T$o years a"o% Californias prisons held t$ice the n#m0er of inmates they $ere desi"ned to hold% and that led to serio#s
pro0lems' 8n -011% the 9'S' S#preme Co#rt r#led in !ro$n &' Plata that California $as &iolatin" prisoners :i"hth 4mendment ri"ht a"ainst cr#el and
#n#s#al p#nishment' The Co#rt estimated that an inmate in Californias prisons died e&ery si2 to se&en days d#e to inade7#ate medical care ca#sed 0y
o&ercro$din"'( )e are not tryin" to 0e nice to o#r inmates or let ha&e a "ood time in prison 0#t the s#preme co#rt already r#led that $e $ere 0ein" cr#el to
them and had some "o e&en' ;ettin" prisoners o#t early is $hat concerns me not $hat happens to them in prison'
Harm 2: Nikkis ar"#ment is P16<858N= 8N>4T:S )8T? ;9@918:S T?:A 56 N6T 5:S:1<:% 4ccordin" to California Prison Boc#s%
Californias inmates are pro&ided $ith%C5C1 ?eart ?ealthy 5ietC 4 diet plan restricted in sodi#m and fat $hile s#pplyin" ade7#ate calories% fi0er and all
essential n#trients% s#pported 0y the C5C1 and appro&ed 0y a 1e"istered 5ietitian(' There is no ar"#ment here% 8 see a hint of $hat shes tryin" to say 0#t
$hat really helps here is the sentence 0efore her harm% that sho#ld 0e her harm not the 7#ote' )e pro&ide them $ith a $ay to "et their =:5s% colle"e
ed#cation% and physical acti&ity' 8tll help them 0etter adj#st to the o#tside $orld $hen they "et o#t and a stim#lated mind is 0etter then a slo$ly
deterioratin" one that is filled $ith re&en"e% that $o#ld pro0a0ly fall #nder cr#el p#nishment'
Area 2:
Inherency: Nikkis statement here for inherency isnt a different statement its a restatement of the topic sentence' This is $ron" the inmates are not $hat
is ca#sin" the prison system to cost so m#ch% it is the s#preme co#rt crackin" do$n on too many people in prison% the =#ard 9nion salary 0ein" too hi"h%
and o#r fa#lt for passin" a three strikes la$ that is too strict and too e2pensi&e' 4 C1C staff% Capatialresearch'or"% states The California Correctional
Peace 6fficers 4ssociation DCCP64E sta#nchly defends Californias to#"h/on/crime policies% incl#din" strict sentencin" la$s and pro/incarceration
policies' !#t CCP64 also defends its special interestC it protects the collecti&e 0ar"ainin" po$er% pay and 0enefits of prison "#ards' 4 small #nion $ith
30%000 mem0ers% it is also one of the states most po$erf#l lo00y or"aniFations' CCP64 ar"#es for a simple e7#ationC stricter sentencin" means more
prisoners3 and more prison "#ards' 8n California the res#lts ha&e 0een disastro#s'( San Brancisco C!S online site% Sanfrancisco'C!Slocal'com states that
S4C14>:NT6 leaders of the #nion representin" most state prison "#ards ha&e "i&en tentati&e appro&al to a t$o/year contract containin" a , percent
pay raise' The raise $o#ld start in -01. #nder the a"reement appro&ed Sat#rday 0y directors of the California Correctional Peace 6fficers 4ssociation' The
contract "i&es the state fle2i0ility to mo&e "#ards to prisons $here they are needed most as it j#""les the inmate pop#lation to meet federal co#rt orders' 8t
also re7#ires that "#ards 0e paid o&ertime after a ,1/ho#r $ork$eek% $hich likely means hi"her costs for the state' =#ards c#rrently recei&e o&ertime pay
after $orkin" 16, ho#rs in a -+/day period% $hich "i&es the corrections department more fle2i0ility'(
Area 3:
Plan: Nikki does not ha&e a plan she j#st p#t do$n $hat *oe 4rpaioGs prison in 4riFona does and $hat hes mandated' She need to p#t in her o$n $ords
$hat she $ants to happen not $hat 4rpaio has done and relate it to California'
Area 4:
Solvency: !y creatin" to#"her r#les and re"#lations does not mean itll make the streets safer for California% the prison siFe in 4rpaioGs tent city( is small
$hereas there are so many people in the Prisons here that $e are lettin" o#t some each day' These l#2#ries( that $e pro&ide them keep them stim#lated
and feelin" f#lfilled and that is $hat helps them from comin" 0ack to prison' 4lso% her sol&ency for harm - doesnt link #p $ith her ori"inal harm and she
keeps thro$in" in the money pro0lem e&ery chance she "ets% that makes the ar"#ment &ery $eak'
Area 5:
Advantages: #1 fro Nikki is To#"h lo&e is the only $ay these criminals are "oin" to shape #p and hopef#lly 0ecome remorsef#l of $hat they ha&e done
in the past'( #- 6ne day these criminals can 0e an e2ample for the yo#n"er pop#lation of $hat not to do'This can help ed#cate o#r yo#th in an effecti&e
$ay'( #3 )e $ill potentially 0e sa&in"( the li&es of the inmates in prison as $ell as the people they
ha&e harmed o#tside of prison 0y demandin" these r#les'
)here is the e&idence of thisH Bor all the misplaced 7#otes she has she sho#ld ha&e p#t some facts and 7#otes from *oe 4rpaios Tent City' This statement
is &ery 0ias and not "ood for a de0ate in fact all of these ad&anta"es are the same' There 0ias and a disad&anta"e for her to say in a de0ate since itll make
her look #nprepared'
Area 6:
Disadvantages:
1' =o&ernor !ro$n $o#ld ne&er appro&e of doin" this to the prison system here in California% since tent city is one e2treme prison in 4riFona'
-' )itho#t l#2#ries% not liftin" $ei"hts for m#scles% inmates $o#ld not ha&e a p#rpose to "o 0ack o#tside the prison and stay o#t of it' The l#2#ries like
"ettin" a =:5 or colle"e ed#cation or findin" a jo0 or findin" an affinity for sports'
3' Ao# can try to c#t a lot of money from the prison system that $ere spendin" no$ 0y "ettin" rid of electricity% $ater% and food% 0#t that $onGt diminish the
cost' The major cost is comin" from the prison "#ards #nion salary and they ha&e a stron"hold in Sacramento% it $ill not 0e easy 0rin"in" do$n their
salary'