Prison reentry and recidivism is no doubt a growing problem worldwide. With that being said I do think programs and adequate funding should be available to both supervised and unsupervised offenders upon release to help ensure they are prepared to live back in society successfully. The information reviewed in this article revealed a number of convolutions allied with prisoner reentry. Educational, substance abuse, and employment programs seem to be helpful when deterring offenders from reentering the prison system. Without these types of programs, I’m sure the prison inmate count would continue to climb much higher. Whether prisoners get released with or without supervision they should still be able to receive help either before or during their
