Jails

Our criminal justice class took a trip to the Huntington and Wabash county jail this week. I was very excited to go on these trips since I had never actually got the opportunity to go into the main parts of the jail before. I was intrigued to learn more information about the jails and how they operate. To my surprise, there were many differences and similarities between the two jails. The Huntington County jail (HCJ) is located in downtown Huntington, catty corner from the court house. Having the court house close by is easy and convenient for the jail so the county can transport inmates without using extra money on transportation. Upon arriving to the jail, our class was greeted by the jail warden, Jeff Kyle. He took us to a room where all…

Letter from Birmingham City Jail was written by Martin Luther King Jr. while he was sitting in his prison cell. Martin Luther King Jr. explains how he is disappointed in some people but proud of others for what they have done to stand up against the government. He exposes to people some examples of cruelty that the police and government are inflicting on innocent people for no reason and what others are doing to stop it. Letter from Birmingham City Jail is effective in the way that it appeals to…

Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is an excellent example of an effective argument; it was written in response to an editorial addressing the issue of Negro demonstrations and segregation in Alabama at the time.…

The political situation in Birmingham, Alabama was not fair to the black community. At the time, Martin Luther King Jr was the president of the Southern Leadership Conference which had eighty five affiliate organizations across the South and Alabama Christian Movement for Human Right was part of the organization. King was invited by the organization to Alabama for a nonviolent direct-action to raise a voice for the black people in Birmingham. King was invited so that the situation of…

other hand, Martin Luther King Jr, an American civil rights activist and author, writes a letter, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” while held prisoner in Birmingham City Jail addressing eight Clergyman who condemned his protests throughout the city. Both Edwards and King use different variations of rhetorical devices to convey their messages to each of their audiences. Edwards uses negative imagery and metaphors to convince his audience that God is the only thing holding them up over the pits of…

The Letter from Birmingham Jail In the letter Martin Luther King Jr. wrote from the “Birmingham Jail”, he emphasizes his intentions to bring justice to any place where people of color were being treated unfairly. During the 1960’s segregation between colored and white folks caused the corruption and injustice throughout the black community. In a quote, King best says, "Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. Anyone who lives inside the US can never be considered an outsider anywhere in the…

King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is one of the most widely recognized symbols of the Civil Rights Movement, along with his “I Have A Dream” speech and the Freedom Riders. In the letter, King described the hardships faced by African Americans and why he is leading a nonviolent protest against segregation. The Letter is an example of direct action, and is important to study in order to understand methods leaders can use to influence change at any level. My initial reaction to reading Letter…

In the texts “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and “Letter to Viceroy: Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each passage argues that “It is justifiable to break an unjust law,” and “Protests using non-violence due to the mistreatment of the Indian people.” In order to achieve true freedom, one must use non-violent means to find a solution. First off, one must use non-violent means to find a peaceful solution in order to achieve true freedom. Based on “Letter from…

African Americans. Dr. King’s arrest took place in 1963 while leading a line of demonstrators in Birmingham, Alabama. From his jail cell Dr. King eloquently writes a timeless piece of American rhetoric that will be heard for centuries to come. Dr. King read a paper in which white clergymen were speaking out on the black movement, asking the black demonstrators “to withdraw from demonstrations (Wright, Barnett. Par. 4).” Dr. King felt persuasion by the request of his long-time desperation that…

A Letter from Birmingham Jail was written on April 16, 1963 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,( on the margins of newspaper) but is still relevant today. Referring back the reading from last week on why God allows evil, MLK understood what it meant to be a Christian and what the journey looked like. He understood that as Christ suffered, he would too. The most captivating part was that he was okay with carrying the gospel of freedom at any cost as lines 38-44 declare. As we discussed on Thursday,…