Rehabilitation Of Prison Is It Possible Or A Lost Cause

Rehabilitation in prison: Is it possible or a lost cause? When people think about the men and women that occupy our prison system, I’m sure one of the first things that come to their mind isn’t â€Å"rehabilitation† and the different programs that could be implemented in order to get these crooks mentally healthy and ready to be released back into society. What does come to one’s mind more often than not, are the negative behaviors that got these men and women into the prison system in the first place, the punishment that will be laid out for them, the long hours that are going to be spent thinking about what they have done to not only their life, but the lives of the individuals targeted and their families. It is easy to forget that these†¦show more content†¦The problem is that many people keep going back to institutions and have been since childhood. It ends up being a place of comfort for them instead of a place of punishment because they have had no way of learning any other way. How do you expect a human being to learn their lesson and change for the better and be a productive member of society when the same corruption that happened outside the penitentiary takes place inside? It is no surprise that prison is supposed to be a place of punishment, where an individual is sent away to pay for their wrongdoings and reflect on their behavior and the harm that it caused others. Many people have this idea that they should rot in jail for the pain they have caused others and that they deserve this type of treatment. In some instances I agree with it to a certain extent but on the other hand it is useful to think about what causes these individuals to lead a life of crime in the first place and what could be done to help these people become better while locked up. Often times the same behavior that got these men and women into prison in the first place is continued while incarcerated. I think this is partly due to the fact that prison is better at punishing people rather than helping to rehabilitate them. Wouldn’t it make more sense to have certain classes and programs implemented in our prison