Ways Of Constructing A Good Prison Design

By Marla Mills


Prisons are social institutions with prison design where the citizens who conduct their behaviors contrary to the provisions of the law are convicted in order to incubate new mode of behaviors that conform to the law, in addition to detaining them, away from the law abiding citizens, as they prompt to transform their way of thinking, attitude and perception towards life.

Without necessary going against the law of the land. In order to achieve this specific objective, a good prison design is required to facilitate it. The latest years have experienced large increase in numbers of prisoners being convicted and hence resulting to numerous constructions of prisons to accommodate the convicted offenders.

Hence there is need to come up with better designs that will be able to employ the aspect of modern lifestyle as well as maintain the core objective of the institution which is to instill discipline on the detainees. When design prisons we must take certain factors into considerations to avoid the difficulties that may arise in effect, and to ensure that in the long run, the main objective is achieved with ease.

The confusion brought about by the complexity of the designs may end up bringing more harm than good to both the prison warders and the convicted inmates. A simple structure therefore clearly defines the chain of command, span of control, discipline, and is even cost effective in the long run.

The design therefore should be simple and clear to enable the detainees understand and the process. They are going through as well as accepting the need to change their behaviors and adopt the most favorable ones. This will make the rehabilitation process more simple, quick and effective.

For instance, inmates with similar language background or share some aspects of uniform background are supposed to be stay in one department. The final result of this is to create good atmosphere for their interaction. This will help them in the long run.

This helps the prisoners to share their past worst experiences and motivate them towards achieving full transformation of their lifestyle. The increase in the number of law offenders received on annual basis by these institutions, calls urgent need for a good design to cater for this increment by accommodating the inmates without necessarily congesting these institutions as well as protecting and promoting their dignity.

This helps in creating a conducive environment for rehabilitation as well as reducing the chances of violating the rights of the prisoners and hence poor service delivery.

With the numerous reformation and revolution taking the center stage in all the aspect of life, the major focus is the management and control of the prisons. This therefore demands for a good comprehensive structural prison design. This will ensure that the changes in the external environment and modernity are taken care of when managing these institutions. This promotes sanity and effectiveness in assisting the inmates changes their behaviors.




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