40 yrs of Chicano Studies

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Old 10-07-2009, 01:53 PM
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A big part of the reason for the crowded conditions in prison is the dismal fact that two-thirds of California parolees end up back behind bars within three years. The causes for that record are complex, but a key factor is that many inmates lack education and job skills and struggle with addictions or mental health ills.
Perhaps some of the reason is that society continues to punish the convicted long after sentence has been served, and few want to hire a convict. Making an honest living is therefore difficult for the sincere and repentant.

As well, there is often an attitude or presence carried out of prison which applies to criminal or prison society and does not mesh with the rules of civil society.