Comments on: Prison Reform Like Foreign Policy Reform http://prisonnewsblog.com/prison-reform-like-foreign-policy-reform/ Prison News and Commentary Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Helena Garcia http://prisonnewsblog.com/prison-reform-like-foreign-policy-reform/#comment-143 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:27:45 +0000 http://prisonnewsblog.com/?p=635#comment-143 Mr. Santos:

I am a student in Dr. Torres’ Corrections class at CSULB and I wanted to ask you a couple questions:

If you were able to follow a straight path why can’t other prisoners do the same?

It seems to be the case that there are already programs to prevent recidivism: good time and educational programs like those that you have taken advantage of. Why aren’t they being used to their full potential by all inmates?

I am under the impression that you believe in treatment of the offender instead of straight punishment. What about those that do not have a cure? For example, those that are genetically predisposed to commit crime, what is your solution for that kind of offender?

Thank You,

Helena Garcia

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