To me, Correction, basically boils down to the statement of: Fixing what was wrong. In simple cases it may just understanding I had done something wrong today and correcting the process by the following day. Otherwise it may be as extreme as realizing I had done a project wrong, which would require me to start anew and correct my mistakes. But to me, the definition of correction simply means to fix what was done wrong. Jails, prisons, and penitentiaries, whether state or federal, provide the extensive service of collection, housing and isolating the population who may have been deemed unfit for a pubic lifestyle. Whether housing first time offenders, misdemeanor offenders, or even the occasional 72hr drink tank, jails are a very useful facility
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While upon release, many are released with an education or experience far fewer repeat offenders, the influx of inmates brought into facilities exceeds that of inmates released. Whether due to longer initial sentencing, or extended sentences in result of actions while incarcerated, it is clear from a public standpoint that the Hawaii correctional process may be slow or ineffective. For myself, it is unclear whether this is due to a state level limitation or a federal level. As a whole, the US correctional process appears to be ineffective. In comparison, internationally, America has the highest level of the population incarcerated or likewise imprisoned per capita. America presently has the highest contribution to the global population that is, or has been, incarcerated per capita. As a country there is a struggle to provide an adequate number of facilities for inmates and prisoners rather than schools for students. As a nation that provides over 20% of the global incarcerated population alone, that is not a contribution to be proud of, rather ashamed. As a country, I feel that the correctional process needs to be reviewed and revised in order to provide a better service to the public. As such a global superpower, our own institutions need revaluations on many, many levels. Simply put, the expenses wasted on a nationally ineffective correctional process could more than effectively push America to
While upon release, many are released with an education or experience far fewer repeat offenders, the influx of inmates brought into facilities exceeds that of inmates released. Whether due to longer initial sentencing, or extended sentences in result of actions while incarcerated, it is clear from a public standpoint that the Hawaii correctional process may be slow or ineffective. For myself, it is unclear whether this is due to a state level limitation or a federal level. As a whole, the US correctional process appears to be ineffective. In comparison, internationally, America has the highest level of the population incarcerated or likewise imprisoned per capita. America presently has the highest contribution to the global population that is, or has been, incarcerated per capita. As a country there is a struggle to provide an adequate number of facilities for inmates and prisoners rather than schools for students. As a nation that provides over 20% of the global incarcerated population alone, that is not a contribution to be proud of, rather ashamed. As a country, I feel that the correctional process needs to be reviewed and revised in order to provide a better service to the public. As such a global superpower, our own institutions need revaluations on many, many levels. Simply put, the expenses wasted on a nationally ineffective correctional process could more than effectively push America to