Inmates, In my opinion are some of the worst people on earth. All thought they have done wrong and deserve to be punished, it is not going to do them any good sitting and rotting away in a jail cell. We need top do more with them and they need to do more with their lives. They need to do something productive and hopefully someday can be normal, everyday people that live in society with everyone else.
One idea is that we could give them the opportunity to acquire the skills to obtain a job; which will improve the chances that inmates will become better citizens upon their release. Programs such as rehab are aimed to change the prisoners who want to change. Inmates who are taught the essential skills in order to survive in everyday life are likely to develop the self-esteem essential to a normal behavior.
Another technique used to rehabilitate criminals is counseling. There is two types of counseling, 1. individual and 2. group counseling. Individual counseling c
counseling, group interaction, and other kinds of group activities can provide a positive experience that might help with there problems ranging anywhere from murder to anger management. Most of today¹s correctional institutions lack the ability, programs, and money to rehabilitate the criminals of America. Although the best prisons and programs in the world will not cure the problem totally, improvements still can be made.
.The report also showed 59% had been engaged in casual seasonal and manual unskilled work at some stage, while 41% had never had jobs.
The report disclosed that the average person who had undergone IPS courses had committed nine previous offences and already spent 29 months in jail.