http://prisonnewsblog.com/effective-prison-reform/ Prison News and Commentary Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 http://prisonnewsblog.com/effective-prison-reform/#comment-92 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:31:28 +0000 http://70.87.13.10/~prison/2008/10/effective-prison-reform/#comment-92 I am a Criminal Justice student at California State University Long Beach. My question in relation to this post is: What would really benefit the majority of prisoners to better prepare for their life once released? Would the majority of them actually take advantage of these things if they were offered? You were able to attain several degrees and educate yourself from prison, was this an extremely difficult achievement or was this promoted by the various facilities you have been in? If it was hard to attain, what is the institutions reasoning behind trying to inhibit your education? Do you believe that easier access to education would have a positive impact on the recidivism rate? Thank You very much for taking the time to answer my questions and help me better understand the prison system. Jason M.

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