The Pros And Cons Of Rehabilitation

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The U.S. Justice System is based on the belief’s of society. The majority of society has came together to elect an official that decided that the proper punishment, rehabilitation, or lack there of either for committing a crime should be a fine, jail, or prison sentence. Today’s society have overlooked the reason that people are being incarcerated for the perception that people should pay for their crimes, thus changing the idea of rehabilitation to punishment. Prison seems to punish many people for their mistakes in society, however many capitalists profit from the offenders mistake(s) in society. Ultimately, majority of the people that’s imprisoned are a minority, uneducated, and impoverished. Therefore, anyone who has been placed in the custody of the state or Federal government should not have to pay for meals, clothing, housing, nor medical treatment. Today’s society have overlooked the reason that people are being incarcerated for the perception that people should pay for their crimes, thus changing the idea of rehabilitation to punishment. Inmates base their perception of rehabilitation or punishment to relationships that they may have with guards or others inmates. Society bases it’s rehabilitation success on recidivism. Recidivism claims about 67.7 inmates released within three …show more content…
Although, women incarceration rate have been increasing, men account for 90 percent of the prison population and this also resembles the local jails. In 2008 young uneducated black males represented thirty-seven percent of men incarcerated. Obviously, there are disparities that disconnect young black male from society. When young black men are imprisoned they are exempted from from the well being of the population, resulting in the overlooking of the mass incarceration. Black males that have experienced these conditions are likely to be placed in a jail cell rather than a