Are convicts

still punished
after serving
time?
Thesis: Convicts face many punishment
whether it be during their sentences or
after.

By Aaliyah Speights
 Catholic Social
Teaching
● Dignity of Human Person: Human life is
sacred.

- respecting one's dignity implies that

individuals have access to the basic
necessities in life

● Social Nature of the Human Person: Our

individualized and the protection of our
human right should be safeguarded by the
community policies and structures
 Words to Know
● Rehabilitation : treatment and
training to the offender
● Recidivism: relapse into criminal
behavior
● Retribution: individual committed a
wrongful act that justifies punishment.
● Deterrence : Criminal penalties do
not just punish violator, but also
discourage other people from
committing similar offenses
American European
Prisons Prisons
● Inhumane ● Humane
● Deterrence and retribution ● Rehabilitation
● Overcrowded ● Reintegration
● Large, centralized jail ● Small community based
● No mental health treatment correctional facilities
● Violence ● Laws forbidding use of
● High recidivism rate 76% inhuman punishment
● Lack of education ● Less crowded
● Low recidivism rate 20%
 After Prison
● Many convicts still experiences social
stigmatization and discrimination
● Laws resting the rights and
opportunities of ex-convicts
● Hard to integrate back into society
a. Employment
b. Family Strains/ Support
c. Mental Health
● Substance Abuse
 Helping the issue
A. Employment
- Provide parolees with the resources they need
B. Family Strains/Support
- Improve communication with family
members
C. Mental Health
D. Rehabilitation
E. Education
- Lower recidivism rates
 My Opinion
● Convicts still get punished after their
sentences are served
● Rehabilitation should be
implemented more in US prison
● Give basic human rights while
incarcerated
● Not all that are incarcerated are
there for extermen reasons
 Work Cited
https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/prison-education-programs-what-to-
know

https://www.caritas.org.au/learn/cst-toolkit/dignity-of-the-human-person/#:~:tex
t=Human%20Dignity&text=The%20dignity%20of%20every%20person,their%20dig
nity%20or%20freedom%20compromised.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-prisoners-health-care-after-release/#:~:t
ext=Often%2C%20they%20lack%20family%20support,reclaiming%20their%20life
%20after%20prison.

https://justiceandpeace.org.au/catholic-social-teaching-on-imprisonment/

https://eji.org/issues/prison-conditions/#:~:text=More%20than%20half%20of%20
all,jail%20have%20a%20mental%20illness.&text=Prison%20officials%20often%20f
ail%20to,can%20aggravate%20mental%20health%20problems