Rehabilitation In Prison Essay

In this generation, criminals are amongst the first to be surrounded by the luxuries that working class people could only dream of. Prisoners in this day and age refuse to see the seriousness of incarceration and quite rightly so as they are blinded by the extensive luxuries that give them the halcyon days that the prisons never intended. The slow repair of the country’s economy is also being hindered by the cost of its prisons; it costs £65,000 to imprison a person in the UK once all necessary procedures are taken care of. In addition to this the cost is £40,000 for each year a person spends incarcerated. It is the opinion of many that this money could be much better spent to improve the lives of Britain’s less fortunate, not these murderers and other dangerous individuals and to keep individuals at risk away from crime in the first place. The comparison between the amount of money spent catering for prisoners and the amount spent caring for the sick and infirm comes as a shocking reality to …show more content…
Some consider these luxuries to be advantageous and believe they should be provided in order to prevent rebellions and conflict. Modern necessities such as internet access would aid with rehabilitation and integration back into society and even reduce reoffending once prisoners are released. Education and contact with family found through the internet has also been proven to help inmates reflect on their wrongdoings and get support from outside the brick walls of prison. A survey was taken out discussing whether internet access is a good thing for prisoners in the UK. Almost three quarters (74%) of the prison governors and managers who took part in the survey agreed that convicts should have monitored and controlled access to the internet, also 94% of governors and people of influence agreed ICT skills are a necessity for everyday