Statistics say that over two thirds of people released from jail and prison get locked up again, for new crimes, within a couple of years. Why is this so high and what should be done to lower the rate?
For example, could more be done to help inmates address the issues that led to them committing crime in the first place? Literacy rates for inmates are appalling. Should more resource be placed on giving people in prison a basic education? Should more assistence be given to get inmates off drugs? Is jail and prison too soft so that it is not seen as a deterrent? Should society as a whole be more prepared to help people who make the effort to change their behaviour after release?
Is harsher sentencing the answer or does the solution need to be more complex?
2006-11-16
07:51:38
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