Prisons are establishments and federal as well as state institutions which exist for the purposes of the incarceration of convicted individuals or felons who may be serving sentences of over a year and more. During this time, the inmates are required to do work but they are also provided with a chance to be a [...]
While there are indeed very striking similarities in the concepts and perhaps even the ideas behind prisons and slavery, these two are actually very different. This topic also yields different responses from people due to its subjective nature. Some may consider the former to be a lot worse than the latter not just because of [...]
It can be difficult to accept that prison is good for anyone. Prison is, for many people the ultimate punishment for being guilty of deeds which society has deemed immoral and wrong. Because of this fact, people who have never seen prison time see prisoners that are likely to outlive their sentence to be a [...]
The extreme mental torture and physical exhaustion many prisoners of war experienced during the war caused a unique psychological condition called Post traumatic stress disorder. Although this condition is mostly acute in nature, many POWs who survived the atrocities of war are still haunted by this traumatic experience. During the war, many POWs have to [...]
Among the attempts of many directors to portray the horrors of war, nothing has come closer than Stalag 17. This 1953 film directed by a Jewish refugee himself depicted the atrocities of war and how the extreme living conditions could change the very personality of human beings. This highly acclaimed film is considered as one [...]
The only thing that is common during a state of war is the haunting violence and constant crimes against humanity. Regardless of where the war is located, there are people bound to experience the atrocities that is a recurring theme among war conditions. Stalags or prisoner of war camps are common means to detain prisoners [...]