Is White collar crime generally treated more leniently?

Infractions and violations committed within a corporate institution by individuals belonging to the upper echelons are defined as white-collar crimes. The term coined by sociologist and criminologist, Edwin Sutherland defines crimes committed by “persons of respectability”. Most of these are committed often without consequence, contributed by the fact that technological Continue Reading

23/1

The prison community coined the term 23/1,  to describe the schedule of inmates spending 23 hours of cell time and 1 hour outside confinement. Prolonged periods of isolation such as ‘23 and 1’ vary depending on the facility and circumstance. However, prisoners generally spend most of their time locked up Continue Reading