For offender the transition from prison to the community is one of the hardest transitions. They need structure to help them with a smooth transition. Offenders need a balance between freedom and strict rules. This process can be a hard one. Some offenders, actually many offenders do not know how to handle the reentry process. They have to learn the basic skill of life all over again, which can be extremely frustrating. That alone is not an easy process. .
As a community we need to create a program to help these offenders smoothly reenter our community. We expect for the offenders to get out and fall right into place and live at a low recidivism rate. However, that is an unfair expectation. This is especially unfair for offenders who have been locked away for a long period of time. Offenders have been locked away and may have forgotten the basic skills for life. So how can the transition from prison to the community are designed so as to minimize the risk of recidivism. There are many barriers that are present in the community that directly lead to recidivism. The lack of care is one example. Many people in the community simple do not care about the offenders. They do not care what happens to them once they are released. Many label them and judge them from their past. The lack of concern is also a huge barrier. Once they are released, people in the community are not concerned about helping them fall back into place. They could care less about if the offender has gone to rehab, or something of that sort. They simply do not concern themselves. Also the lack of resources is a barrier that is present in the community. Offenders only report to their probation officer because they have to. Offenders are only placed in halfway houses because they are told to. What about the offender who was told to do those things but need help adjusting to reentering the community. They have no idea where to go or what to do.
We even favor the term inmate over the dehumanizing word "prisoner."" ... When a prisoner is released, has he really paid for his crime? ... When released, most inmates want to square up' with society."" ... Unfortunately, more prisoners and longer sentences are good for business. ... The problem is so severe that prisoners must sleep in shifts. ...
Some argue that registries are a good way to protect the community and solve problems created by offenders reentering society. ... They believe it even hinders their ability to rejoin society without the chance of reoffending. Although sex offender registries are meant to help keep predators away and aid with their reintegration into society, the usage of such lists is unlawful and promotes discrimination. We should reform said registries so these offenders can successfully rejoin society. ... He managed to hide his secret prisoner from the police even though he was a convicted rapist and his...
Rehabilitation and cost control are the two main goals, because society is tired of spending a lot of money for criminals to return to jail (Koch Crime Institute). ... The following day, in his address announcing an appropriation of $27 million for residential drug treatment for prisoners, President Clinton also referenced the effectiveness of the Delaware model (ABC News). ... This helper her dramatically, preparing her for reentering society. ...
I feel that if we teach these prisoners some self-control and alternative lifestyles that we can keep them from reentering the prisons once they get out. ... Taxpayer for a prisoner in Ohio for a year is around $30,000 (Phipps 1998). ... Many prisoners are being held in local jails because of overcrowding. ... By getting inmates to participate in these programs, the prisoners can break their addiction to drugs. ... The prisoners need to grasp the concept of the addiction cycle and interact with other recovering addicts. ...
The United States of America has a relatively short-lived history in comparison to the majority of the vast societies of the world. ... Many white people do not like to hear this fact and refuse to believe it, but the truth is deeply embedded within our society's political framework. ... As a society, we have made so many improvements in so many different fields, yet the black man is arguably equally if not more oppressed than he was during the civil rights movement. ... The main argument that he presented is that the jail is a system in control by the white man and is used to maintain th...
