Should prisoners have access to education while incarcerated? There is a lot of controversy over this subject. Some people say that it helps rehabilitate people. Others believe it is a waste of tax dollars. What do you believe?
There are many stories about people rising beyond their mistakes, receiving an education while incarcerated in order to rehabilitate themselves and re-enter society as a productive citizen.
There are people however who believe that a tax payers money should be placed elsewhere, such as back into our school system or into programs for people who are in poverty.
The government is saving money by allowing more prisons to be privately owned. By doing this, the government is able to dedicate the funds that were being used …show more content…
And in 1993, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison stated that prisoners "received as much as $200 million in Pell funds."
Some people believe people who have committed a crime should not have the option to gain a free education while incarcerated, because they gave up their rights when they committed the crime. People also believe if a person goes to prison that person is there for punishment and not rehabilitation. To quote “Some argue that privileges offered in county prisons are too abundant and defeat the purpose of serving one’s actual sentence, while members of the opposite belief say that these offerings are needed to keep the inmates sane.” - From:
There are many stories about people rising beyond their mistakes, receiving an education while incarcerated in order to rehabilitate themselves and re-enter society as a productive citizen.
There are people however who believe that a tax payers money should be placed elsewhere, such as back into our school system or into programs for people who are in poverty.
The government is saving money by allowing more prisons to be privately owned. By doing this, the government is able to dedicate the funds that were being used …show more content…
And in 1993, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison stated that prisoners "received as much as $200 million in Pell funds."
Some people believe people who have committed a crime should not have the option to gain a free education while incarcerated, because they gave up their rights when they committed the crime. People also believe if a person goes to prison that person is there for punishment and not rehabilitation. To quote “Some argue that privileges offered in county prisons are too abundant and defeat the purpose of serving one’s actual sentence, while members of the opposite belief say that these offerings are needed to keep the inmates sane.” - From: