Does the prison system really work to correct criminals?

[CYRAX]

you got robbed twice by the same dude hahah no offense thats hillarious

LMAO I spit my drink, thanks, na it's okay but I was totaly thinking that

[BUZz UK]

HAHA, pimp cane

[Reefer Rogue]

A system can't change a person, only a person can change themselves.

[BlAzInIt4:20]

id say no i just got robbed yesterday and before that the same guy robbed me 3 months ago i know it was the same guy because my room was trashed the same exact way it was before. im sure this common criminal was in the pen at some point. i think the only way to change people is threw hypnosis or just tell them there gonna be hangin out with rosie o donnel for the rest of thier lives im sure that would make an honest person out of them
Leon "Chicks digg me" Diggs

you fucking crack me up leondiggs... hahah:stoned::stoned:

[cobracommander1079]

the positisve/negative effect prision has on it's prisioner, is a question that has numerous varriables.For some it's a wake up call, for some it's like summer camp.

[BlAzInIt4:20]

damn somenoe just knocked my beer over... what a fucker !! lmao...

[fasterspider]

A prison system can be effective if set up correctly. Look at Russia, nobody wants to go to jail there . If they were better off financially as a nation I think they'd see much lower crime rates.

Coming from California, however, I can tell you our prison system is a joke. Many people look forward to getting into prison because its easier than being on the streets. They are well fed, they often get access to books, televisions, games, and even sports rec leagues and such. Their medical is fully covered by the state and there isnt any real back breaking work to be done other than fighting off your prison mate when he's feelin 'the need'.

I guess you have never been to the California Dept Of Corrections then because you are talking out the side of your neck.
Since 1997 inmates that have money on their books have to pay for the doctor visits. {Thank you Pete Wilson}
Yes, there is access to books television and games, the sports is a little out there man unless you count excersize.
If you want money on yur books in the CDC system and you do not have family or friends supplying that moneyfrom the outside, you have to get a job that pays for your labor. It does not pay much but, it is money for work rendered.
97% of the people that walk out the prison gate are going back, some maybe for good.
I am one of the 3% that made it and will not be going back to prison because the system worked for me, it made me realize that existence behind the walls sucks ass and there had to be a better way and I have been out of prison since 1999 and off of parole since January 19th 2000.
The reason I am in that 3% is because I am also in the 3% of drug addicts that have made it. If one does not drink and do drugs, chances are he will not be going to prison anytime soon. 90% of the inmates in the CDC prison system are in there because of drug related crimes, the other 10% are real criminals that have no chance of ever pulling their head out of their asses and belong in prison.
Does the prison system work? In a way yes and in a way no. It works for storing those criminals off of our streets but does it change the person into a contributing member of society? No, it makes them worse.

[BabyFacedAbortion]

I hate jail, only because once people are there they usually don't mind going back. It doesn't scare them, or anything like that. Atleast not those who've I talked to. My current boyfriend sometimes talks about going back to jail, he talks about what it was like there and shit like that. The only thing he DIDN'T like about it was that he was away from his family and friends, other then that it was a "breeze" for him so to speak. He got schooling, exercise, made friends and shit like that. Why wouldn't he want to be there? My ex, basically said the same thing. He used to say "I'd rather go to jail then do community service. They have to pay for my 3 meals a day and a place to sleep."

[king of the world]

no the prison system doesnt correct criminals, all they do is lock you up. they dont teach you what you did wrong and how to behave. they put you in a system where there are more criminals that will teach others how to commit other crimes. you could go to jail cause of a fight and come out a professional burglar or car thief.

[slipknotpsycho]

nope does the opposite and i'm proof of that...

i went into juvi... with minimal knowledge on drugs... i came out knowing more about drugs then the counselors for the drug units did.... it's also where i heard about a few 'questionable' technically legal 'drugs' from.... if you catch my drift...

all jail really does is teach you to be a better criminal...

the only way one is going to be 'corrected' is if they want to... and that has nothing to do with jail... you can correct yourself while out in the free if you really want to.... it's not a correctional institute (even tho it says it is) it's just a place to fear to keep alot of people outta trouble..