1. Why Prisons Don't Work
Many had grown up in backgrounds where serious violence, drug and alcohol abuse are common experience. ... The treatment that these criminals really need is getting educated, having a job, a stable home and family that help them connect to the society instead of severe punishment and treatment from prisons that ban and isolate them from the rest of the world. ... Some people believe that the prison system should "get tougher" (Rideau) and just put everyone arrested for drug offenses in treatment. ... They may experience a religious conversion, conquer a drug habit or undergo a revolu...
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