The reason for prison

The hardest part about prisons is reintroducing prisoners back into the real world. The hardest part of this is funds. Prisons barely have enough food to keep up with their overpopulation, so there is VERY little room for rehabilitation programs. Most prisoners have to take an initiative on their own if they want to be something on the outside.
Prisoners adapt to their new life in prison, and when they're released they have a hard time re-adapting to the real world. The same rules don't apply. This argument works better for long-time prisoners who are released.
When short-time prisoners are released, they often come out smarter criminals than they were when they went in. They learn from others how not to get caught. Prison these days, because of lack of funding, has become a training ground for thugs. It's all they know in some cases!
If they were taught and given opportunities that were worth a shit in the real world, it may benefit society in the long run. The problem is convincing the general public that more funds need to go to prisons and not to schools. Obviously, schools are the better choice. Since the people in jail already screwed up, lets all give the kids the chance they deserve so they don't end up in the prison cycle.
Most of the time you're viewed as a lost cause or a catch-22 in prison. With that mentality on you while you're there, it's tough to motivate yourself to beter yourself.
I'm pretty damn sure that last line was in an 80's after school special. -_-;

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Originally Posted by Jack The Ripper

Prison is a place to keep all the felons off the streets. Sure, the whole justice system has flaws up the wazoo, but I guess its the best have until someone thinks of a totally genius plan.

Way to take on a proactive attitude there, chief!

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