Rehabilitation over Incarceration
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The document discusses the high cost of incarceration in the US and argues that rehabilitation programs could help reduce crime and costs. It notes that each inmate costs $30,000 per year to house and that most prisons are privately owned. Better rehabilitation for issues like education, drug abuse, and mental illness could help inmates and reduce recidivism. This would save tax dollars that could be used for other areas like education. The document provides suggestions for actions people can take to support rehabilitation over incarceration.
Rehabilitation over Incarceration
- 1. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/12386286@N00/29348290/">Tafa</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/help/ general/#147">cc</a> The current national rate to house an inmate in the U.S is around $30,000. (Per Year)!
- 2. Majority of the prisons in the U.S are privately owned! Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/37646646@N08/4254908657/">smushboxy</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/help/general/#147">cc</a>
- 3. Americans will continue to see increases in crime Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/23176215@N05/5219239567/">Surrealistovich</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/help/general/#147">cc</a>
- 4. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6355840185/">401(K) 2013</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a> With rehabilitation the amount of crime would decrease.! In return this would decrease the amount of tax dollars we spend each year.!
- 5. Lack of programs for education, drug rehab, and mental illness, allow inmates to become frustrated.!
- 6. Wasted tax dollars can be used in other areas like education. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137729748/">lumaxart</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
- 7. Take part in community meetings Express to Government that you do not agree Personally volunteer to mentor Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2136947623/">lumaxart</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
- 8. Let it be known about how you feel about rehabilitation over incarceration. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/24183489@N00/110883497/">gadl</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
- 9. Join neighborhood groups such as neighborhood watch. ! Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/40819389@N04/3757326409/">Eva Luedin</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
- 10. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/11789122@N05/2210317907/">Jay Erickson</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
- 11. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/90155358@N02/9316590438/">Sustainable Economies Law Center</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a> Personally give advice to people who may be at risk to become criminals.
- 12. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/55608722@N06/11318515895/">Dusty J</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a> Mentoring is a powerful tool that can be used to help detour individuals from lives of crime.
- 13. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/55839512@N08/9739828346/">Arya Ziai</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
- 14. Express to the Government how you feel about rehabilitation over incarceration Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/40775084@N05/11237211575/">katsrcool (Kool Cats Photography)</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
- 15. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/29486004@N07/3244997610/">OUCHcharley</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a> Writing letters to congress is not a waste of time.!
- 16. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/86530412@N02/7953227784/">StockMonkeys.com</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
- 17. Speak with people in your community about the benefits of rehabilitation over incarceration. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/61718807@N07/6828583343/">West Midlands Police</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
- 18. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/40490812@N03/9045254666/">ffaalumni</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
- 19. Without rehabilitation we will continue to see a rise in crime and taxes. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/68751915@N05/6869765923/">401(K) 2013</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a> Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/24484507@N00/7862855188/">foilman</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
- 20. Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.鍖ickr.com/photos/94353977@N00/6249189845/">Simon Blackley</a> via <a href="http://comp鍖ght.com">Comp鍖ght</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>