Incarceration And Prison Rehabilitation

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Given the challenges existing within facilities with mentally ill offenders, it is not surprising that national studies have concluded that almost 70% of individuals released from incarceration are re-arrested within three years. Incarceration has been found to have a harmful impact on individuals with mental illness and other behavioral health needs. Furthermore, the implications of ineffective jail and prison confinement go beyond just failing to achieve long-term rehabilitation. This neglected epidemic fines taxpayers more than $1.2 billion in annual correctional costs. Imprisonment also disrupts family and community networks that aggravate public safety by increasing risk factors for people who will ultimately return to the community. As