Selected TOPIC:

• Punishment: Forms and Purpose - The paper should minimally discuss the

various forms of punishment, from early history to present, to include

various punishments used in a correctional facility to control inmates. The

paper should identify various ethical arguments for and against certain

types of punishment (i.e. withholding of privileges, flogging, solitary

confinement, capital punishment, etc.) as well as the legal ramifications of

utilizing such methods. The paper should include a thorough discussion of

the Eighth Amendment and its applicability to the topic, as well as U.S.

Supreme Court cases that address prisoner rights.