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This may have been true in the past, but times are changing, at least in Texas. In fact, I teach a class every week to 33 prisoners, inside the prison itself.
by unit91 8y ago
This may have been true in the past, but times are changing, at least in Texas.
In fact, I teach a class every week to 33 prisoners, inside the prison itself. Rehabilitation is absolutely the goal.
- zamalek 8y agoThat's amazing. Have you seen any positive results yet?
- unit91 8y agoHard to say at this point. We talk a lot about controlling anger, conquering addictive tendencies, etc. but the real test is when they get out. Drugs are everything. I'd say 90% of these guys are in prison because they were addicted to drugs of various kinds, and it wrecked their lives as they grew desperate to support their habit. Master the drugs, you master the crime.
- tasty_freeze 8y agoHow much of the drug taking was due to some other ill that isn't being addressed? Eg, were they draw to drugs because of high unemployment, poverty, loss of hope?
- mrguyorama 8y agoAre the "for profit" prisons posting losses each quarter yet?