In a day and age where our government overarches so many different aspects of our everyday lives, it is easy for us to fall under the belief that our rights are those granted to us by our civil governments, rather than those we inherently…

When a citizen of the United States is charged with committing a crime, they are punished by local, state, or federal authorities, according to the penal codes of their respective jurisdiction. The most common types of punishments include imprisonment and the imposition of hefty…