Today I read Locked Up By: Laura B. Edge Chapter 6. It talked about this person that committed a crime near the end of the chapter. And the jury was picking what they should do. I look forward seeing what would happen to the person. 

6 October

Today I read Locked Up By: Laura B. Edge Chapter 7. Miranda was in custody for kidnapping and something else. That means twenty to thirty years in jail. I look forward to seeing why they did not say he was able to have a lawyer. 

 

Chapter 4: Today I read the book Locked Up by Laura B. Edge. Pages 35-41. In the beginning of this chapter it talks about how in the early 20th century the U.S cities grew larger and larger. They finally got back to normal after the war had ended. People had finally had houses now and there was now factories that have been put back to work. But the people that had worked in the factories worked but they didn’t get payed a lot they had worked for a low pay. There was barely anymore crime that was happening because the cities and towns has been reformed. In 1942 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against sterilizing criminals. Progressive People believe that people commit crimes because they are physically or emotionally sick. They also believed that if the United States solved the nation’s social problems that crime would totally disappear. Alcohol abuse led to many crimes. That is why I think that there should be a maximum amount of Alcohol aloud to be drunk at a time. People started a campaign on to ban alcohol and I kinda agree with them about that. And I also believe that when people are drinking and driving and the cops notice it, that the people that have been drinking should be put in jail for like a couple days. Also some of the inmates that are in jail have attacked other inmates and have also attacked their guards. The people that have done that should be in jail for even a longer time. I think that this chapter is interesting. I think that because of all of the interesting parts in the pages. I agree with most of the topics in this chapter because some of the things that they say should actually be true. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the book.

Today I read Locked up By Laura B. Edge Chapter 1 

In this chapter, I read about the punishments and if they missed Sunday church they would get whipped. Also if they got in trouble they had to have a sign that says what their punishment was. I look forward reading more because I want to read more about the punishments. 

Today I read Locked up By Laura B. Edge Chapter 2

In this chapter, I read about that they reduced of crimes against morality. An example is Sunday church and is no longer to be a crime. The death penalty was not quite used anymore. I look forward reading more because I wonder if they going to bring back death penalty more often. 

Today I read Locked up By Laura B. Edge Chapter 3

In this chapter, I read about how the Civil War ended and all their crops got ruined and cities and even roads got destroyed by the war. Also, four million southern slaves were all of the sudden free.  I look forward reading more because I wonder what will happen to those for million southern slaves.