Benefits Of The Criminal Justice System

Education is an essential part of our lives. We use it to create paves in our life to building character, personal qualities, and a better lifestyle. There is no limit to learning and everyone needs to be aware of how meaningful it is. People with criminal history may be having the most difficult time with this awareness. “A criminal record constitutes a “civil death” in the United States of America, substantially diminishing a person’s opportunities to vote, serve on a jury, obtain employment, and access student loans, subsidized housing, and public benefits.” (Brown, 2011; Delgado, 2012; Ewald and Uggen, 2012; Geffen and Letze, 2004; Holzer et al., 2003, 2004; Jacobs, 2015; Travis et al., 2014) It is assumed that they do not have many options …show more content…
There are many different programs for college level, help to achieve a high diploma/GED, and even vocational programs. Inmates should really take advantage of these programs while in prison. For example, "Patten University holds nightly college classes at the San Quentin state prison. Instructors are university volunteers, with the university 's costs covered though private grant funding. State costs for this program are minimal. Similarly, two state prisons in Blythe partnered with Palo Verde Community College to provide college courses, and, as a result, 98 inmates earned Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees in June 2007" (Brown. 2008). Once released, you can use the degree to start a new chapter of your life. Education can teach people to think better and to understand goals, like finishing prison to begin new phases. According to Legislative Analyst’s Office, they are making changes on to improving these prison-based programs. The state funding would be based on attendance rather than enrollment and developing incentives for those who participate. Half day programs are partnering up with prison industries to build space. When joining these programs the benefits are worthwhile. New York reports that 2005 about 11,000 of its state inmates enrolled in educations programs improved reading or math scores to at least a 6 or 9 grade level. Also, another 2300 earned the equivalent of a high school diploma (“From Cellblocks,” 2008). If you start while in prison, it would be a clever choice. When you are participating in these in-prison programs it can distract you from engaging with other inmates and causing trouble. This approach would make the process faster and assure job