This type of thing is long overdue but it's important to understand why real effective training for post-incarceration employment is not already the standard in

This type of thing is long overdue but it's important to understand why real effective training for post-incarceration employment is not already the standard in the USA. Regardless of what the books of law and public policy may state, in practice prison in America is punitive not rehabilitative. When politicians talk about getting tough on crime they aren't talking about putting in place more effective rehabilitation programs. They are talking about harsher penalties from a punitive perspective. Therefore the biggest barrier to whether or not this type of program can or will be successful and widespread has more to do with whether or not this can be done while still making the prisoners "pay for their crimes" to the satisfaction of the politicians and the public at large.