Comments on: Prison Psychology http://genpop.org/2009/03/prison-psychology/ Bringing awareness to the state of the American Prison System Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:16:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: William Newmiller http://genpop.org/2009/03/prison-psychology/comment-page-1/#comment-15 William Newmiller Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:58:15 +0000 http://genpop.org/?p=76#comment-15 Some other reasons prison fails to rehabilitate: lengthy sentences,locations far from population centers, and expensive telephone charges isolate inmates from family and friends, so that after release former prisoners have reduced support. Employment opportunities for ex-offenders are often limited. <br/><br/>Beyond the failures in rehabilitation, keep in mind that many return to prison not for genuine crimes, but for status violations--that is, failure to meet technical requirements of parole. Some other reasons prison fails to rehabilitate: lengthy sentences,locations far from population centers, and expensive telephone charges isolate inmates from family and friends, so that after release former prisoners have reduced support. Employment opportunities for ex-offenders are often limited.

Beyond the failures in rehabilitation, keep in mind that many return to prison not for genuine crimes, but for status violations–that is, failure to meet technical requirements of parole.

]]>