Criminal Law
According to Piacentini & Katz (2017), people convicted of crimes have rights that should be respected and guarded at all times. If I was an administrator of a penal institution and have an inmate in the institution, I would grant them the freedom of worship to attend to any church of their choice. I would also ensure that they receive special meals like any other person but I would not allow them to dress according to their wish. This is because if I let them enjoy the freedom of dressing, they would easily mingle with other people in the institution and they may easily escape. Therefore, I would ensure that the inmate is in penal uniform at all times and at no time should they dress casually. I would also give them freedom to have their hair long if they wish because the mode of hair style one has cannot affect their stay in the prison.
Prisoners are entitle to full enjoyment of their religious rights (Garland,Wodahl & Smith, 2017). Thus,regarding their religious matters, I would ensure that they visit the church of their choice while under supervision because they may easily escape the prison if granted the freedom of movement. According to Steiner et al., (2017), prisoners should receive special diet meals. Concerning the meals, I would have them take the meals that are taken by other inmates but ensure that they all get equal amount of meals and a balanced diet. While prisoners are regarded as bad people who have committed serious crimes, sometimes some prisoners are jailed unfairly and, therefore, treating them in an unfair way may be unjust to them. In my opinion, prisoners should be given freedom to enjoy their rights without limits as they wait for their final judgment. One positive issue about prisoners is that they are granted freedom to allow their rights but a negative aspect about the idea is that they cannot fully exercise all their democratic rights.
References
Garland, B., Wodahl, E., & Smith, R. G. (2017). Religious beliefs and public support for prisoner reentry. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 28(9), 879-895.
Piacentini, L., & Katz, E. (2017). Carceral framing of human rights in Russian prisons. Punishment & Society, 19(2), 221-239.
Steiner, B., Ellison, J. M., Butler, H. D., & Cain, C. M. (2017). The impact of inmate and prison characteristics on prisoner victimization. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 18(1), 17-36.