Does the prison system really work to correct criminals?

[twoguysupnorth]

ive never been to prison but i have been in jail. i have to agree it mostly it doesnt work. lots of the same people there if you happen to go back(including me i guess) i hate jail but there was always something stupid that happened and ended up going back. violation of probation and such.once it was as easy as the neighbors fighting and i was drinking outside when i shouldnt have been obviously the police recognised me and violated me. you have to pay for everyday you are in jail, and the medical isnt free but most dont pay the bill. now they take half of whatever money you get in your account if you have outstanding bills.

[BlAzInIt4:20]

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.

are you stupid dude? born and raised in cali... and at the bottom of all the writing i wrote this is someone elses writting.. come on now read everything before you want to bash someone..

[BlAzInIt4:20]

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..

When i was in Juvy they showed us a video on how coke was made and im thinking WTF?

[REEFERDREAMZ]

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

ITotally agree.

[partyguy420]

American prison and jail systems are a joke. Ive been arrested a few times for various things, and admittedly the first time I was scared as shit. But they send you to a place where everyone else is just like you. You know what to expect outta these mother fuckers in there. Its actually comforting in a wierd way. Anyways, the second and third time I went to jail, it was just a simple cake walk. "Oh whats up homie, you was in here the last time I was, nice seein ya again." The only real "punishment", and I use the term lightly, is not having any freedom. But, free food, no work, homies to hang out with, a bed to sleep in. Really, other than uninvited man love, theres nothing to worry about unless you cross someone you shouldnt have.

i fucking agree... i mean tomarow after noon i have court... and i almost cant wait to go back to jail to see one of my homies...

and trust me... in the 90 days i was there... i saw about 10 different kids come in and go about 10 different times... plus some other kids serving longer time that came in after i did... so im gonna get to see all of the homies tomarow...

[chaliceburn]

I was a problem child, they sent me to foster care for about two years. The 'foster parent' was a bitch, she took the $300 a head a month (x four) and went to the food bank to get retired milk and bread at no cost, and bought what she had to on the cheap.

I eventually abandoned juvi probation. I already had a car, a license, insurance, a job, and a GED, and was eighteen years old. I said fuck it and just walked away and got my own place. I guess they didn't care, they could have come after me. They knew where I worked.

I still went to jail later, for disorderly (drunk, very very drunk) conduct and later for a DUI. Minor stuff. I saw my first UZI in foster care at seventeen years old, and came into contact with the closest thing we have to gangs in Alaska. The whole system is fucked because it's overloaded and there's not enough kind souls out there to mentor kids and give them a reason not to be criminals.

Pop culture glorifies criminals. The system inadvertedly educates them in criminal behavour. Only thing saving kids these days is strong role models willing to give them that swift kick in the ass when necessary. Some, like myself, need somebody to kick pretty hard, and like myself, are pretty selective about who we'll let it be a lesson from and who we'll just hold it against.

If I went to prison, I'd learn all sorts of successful criminal behavour, absolutely guarenteed, and it's awful hard not to use it when the opportunity arises.

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