Community Corrections Pros And Cons

Prisons are over loaded with inmates; there are now alternative resources being used to reduce the number of inmates in prison/jail. That alternative resources are community corrections. Community corrections can often be a privatized agency that is similar and different form private prisons. Privatized community corrections can give positive outcomes to the criminal justice system, but it can have a negative impact on the clients because they have to pay fees to the centers. Why do are clients required to pay these fees instead of the courts, or citizens? There are laws written in the state of Colorado regarding Community Corrections. Although there are disadvantages to privatized community corrections as well as advantages. Community corrections is the alternative to not going to prison. Every offender is different, not all punishments work on every inmate. Certain programs or solutions will work on one inmate, while another inmate has the same qualities, it might not work on them. Different types of community correction are day reporting centers, home arrest and confinement, boot camp programs, electronic monitoring, …show more content…
There are different fees that have to be paid, and if the clients do not have the money either they get more fees added or they cannot receive the services required. Which can then get them into more trouble. We expect clients to do better and progress yet, cannot assist them with the services. It is not clearly shown, but with having clients pay constant fees, the departments of privatized community correction are making a profit for themselves. Which is understandable since they do need to get some type of income. The problem is when clients are not able to afford the costs. Which of course could have been avoided if they would stay out of trouble. Privatized community corrections provide a lot of benefits for the states, it would be perfect if the price for services would not be so