What exactly is the point of prisons?

Hi blog, today were going to look into an issue that isn't often put into the lime light in politics. I think it's one of the biggest issues in America right now. We often complain and talk about it but we never see any progress about it from our representatives. I want to tell you about prison.




Prison, it's supposed to be the place people go who did wrong doings, law breakers etc. And they are to learn from their mistakes and come out and never want to go in again. However, the known fact about prison is that 70% of the people return to prison again or break the law again. Why is that? That's a terrible percentage.



The reason why is because prison is no different from where most of these people come from. They are still surrounded by the same bad influences and you just sit, lift weights and do tasks. Sounds pretty familiar to their life outside of jail.



And the most disturbing part of being in jail is the fact these men and woman come out smarter... Not smarter to move themselves from the life of crime but smarter in the ways of thieving and other law breaking tasks. Most come in a minor criminal who didn't know what he was doing and got caught for it. But they come out smarter with how to get away with it the next time.



Obviously just sitting these guys around each other all day isn't going to cut it anymore. We need to change our prison system. Over 1% of Americans are in jail. And it's not going down anytime soon.



Now, what do you do to possibly prevent this? You educate these men and women. You show them a better life with education and teach them that robbing and stealing isn't necessary when a nice job can be obtained through good education. You do this and you will lower your prison rates. You stop these gangs who clearly are running the show within jail.



Most of these gangs RECRUIT IN JAIL. The place that is supposed to prevent you from doing more crime is just a breeding ground for future gang activity once you escape.



How about the unstable and the mentally ill (serial killers etc)? They need help too. They need to be looked after. They do need special treatment. Some of them truly are a menace to society but, even when they do seek help, they aren't getting it.



Remember the barefoot bandit? Did you know his mother all through his high school ten sure sought mental help for him? And the district declined him every single time. Obviously he is a different case since he escaped a mental institution before starting his two year crime run. But am I the only one that thinks it’s disheartening that he was declined several times? What if it was a serial killer instead being denied mental help?



Did you know we’re the most jailed country in the world? It's no wonder if we have a justice system that A. puts the wrong people away and B. hands out probations through several crimes committed by the same person. C. just sits them around like a little kid in time out. Rehabilitate these people. Educate them and your crime will fall.



Let's have prison reform Washington.