Is Prison Rehabilitation Worth It

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Prison Rehabilitation:
Is it Worth it? Over two million people are incarcerated in the United States. It is not their first trip to prison for many of these two million inmates. These re-offenders have a tendency to do similar or worse crimes than the one the where initially in prisoned for. The punishment programs are not putting an end to the criminal behaviors of people. A story like Nora’s comes to mind as reported by the National Correctional Industries Association: “Nora was convicted for theft and incarcerated for nearly two years at the Maryland Correctional Institute for Women in Jessup, MD. During this time, Nora had the opportunity to not only further her education by taking computer classes, but to also become …show more content…

In the case of prison rehabilitation most of these problems are mental. These mental problems can be caused by a variety of factors. These factors include social surroundings, the offender’s past, and biological defects. By being put in prison the social surroundings are changed to allow the prisoner to think for themselves. Since the prisoners now have fewer bad influences it is easier to introduce better influences. Better influences such as therapist are part of the rehabilitation programs that are integrated into most prisons. The mental problems rarely resolve themselves. Many people who commit crimes think it is necessary or worth it to commit these crimes. This way of thinking is what needs to be corrected. Rehabilitation was initiated to put an end to …show more content…

With fewer people in prison, correctional facilities need less money to operate, thus requiring less money from taxpayers. Since educational, vocational, and drug rehabilitation programs decrease the likelihood that inmates will re-offend, they also allow ex- convicts to contribute to society, boosting the economy.”(1)
“these programs” refers to college courses offered in prisons. So even with he high cost of rehabilitation it can greatly reduce the total cost of prisons in the United States. So while the initial cost is much greater for rehabilitation there is benefit to not having offenders return to prison. The inmates that are re-introduced to society that have went through these learning programs are given a better chance to get a job and contribute to the economy. When a prisoner is re-introduced to society, it may be hard for them to reintegrate. They have been removed from society for long periods of time, and may have trouble with things common society finds easy. One of the most common hardships are what they should do with their life now. Matt Ferner helps explain

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