Incarceration In Prisons

Many offenders will be released from prison and yet approximately 60% will return for violating the law (Beard, Johnson, & Kemp, 2003). An inmate that has an education equivalent to a

Besides, assisting the ex-offenders in becoming competitive is equally important to make them productive to their employers if given equal opportunities. The program in Kentucky aims at making the employer understand their situation while getting back to the society. Thus, it assists them psychologically and through other means to prepare to face new challenges. Besides, some of the counties and cities that note the devastating effect of not employing the ex-convicts remove the criminal records from a job application. The reform commonly has the name ‘ban the box’ that aim at reducing discrimination of qualified ex-convicts while applying for jobs (Entin, 2015). The use of ban the box is beneficial especially in the early stages of the hiring process when employers do not know their potential employees

These include not just parole, also probation or drug court. The easiest way of violating one of the community programs above is employment. It is not just a suggestion; it’s a requirement to remain to one’s freedom. Which is uncovered challenging, and in this day and time nearly unrealistic! Not only due to today’s economy; also due to that bad choice(s) or a criminal history can make finding employment difficult. NIJ (National Institute of Justice) found that a criminal record reduces the likelihood of a job or offer by over 50%! (Solomon) With another study showing that 92% of employers use some sort of background check. With any kind of simple arrest or criminal history (even if it didn’t lead to a conviction.) that shows quite a problem. So being on a community corrections program and the conditions of the job employment is very discouraging to more than half of those sentenced to these programs. Recidivism is bound to occur for most

What comes to mind when thinking of women in a correctional facility? Maybe crime, sexual abuse, mental illness, or drugs? When contemplating a typical female prisoner these are valid areas to take into consideration. However, has anyone ever stopped to think about the quality of care they receive during their incarceration or the lack thereof? Using an experimental approach, this group aims to create a film that will shed light onto the inhumane treatment of women in prison.

Ex convicts have even less chance of getting jobs. Society views all ex convicts as a danger to their lives. As a result, many times they are not trusted. Some businesses don’t hire them. They can be fired when their employers find out they were an ex convict. Sometimes they feel pressured to lie because they don’t know if they’ll be hired. This gives ex convicts few choices, but to continue crime to make money.

There are many prison inmates who come from broken homes and have mental problems that went undiagnosed and untreated. The problem is that prison’s do not try to teach prisoners how to learn from their mistakes and better themselves. (McGovern, Celeste. 42) What actually happens is that criminals tend to be better criminals, and have the ability to “one up” the police. Our politicians need to stress how important vocational, educational, drug-treatment, and work programs are, in order to improve the attitude and demeanor of these convicted felons. This is the only way to keep ex-con's from becoming repeat offenders. (DeLuca, H.R. 38) Ex-convicts who find a job and a place to stay are less likely to return to crime. In Norway, prisoners can start their new jobs 18 months before they get out of prison. In America, there are 27,000 state licensing rules keeping felons out of jobs such as barber and roofer.

The average incarceration of prisoners per year is 2,418,352, however more than half of those prisoners are not provided the proper care needed for their survival. (Cooper, Sabol, West 1) Several inmates are put in unjust situations and living conditions through prison systems that majorly effect their everyday lives. Many of these issues pose threats to the prisoners but are preventable through change in the system. Prison systems around the world are flawed and need to be reworked. Inmates are constantly surrounded by an unhealthy environment full of sexual assault, lack of good health, and unfair treatment based upon disability.

Sending someone to prison is meant to interrupt their criminal activity but in doing so it also disrupts their positive life building activities as well (Apel & Sweeten 2010: 448). Being previously incarcerated has a negative impact on future job possibilities (Schmitt & Warner 2011: 92). Being previously incarcerated makes one notably less employable and significantly lowers employment opportunities (Schmitt & Warner 2011: 87). This is due to the fact that being in prison decreases the time spent in the work place, diminishing on-the-job experience and soft skills such as communication, people skills, and punctuality (Schmitt & Warner 2011: 93). They may also lack job interview skills, or the skills and confidence to continue their job search if their first attempts do not prove to be successful (Harley, 2014: 15). Along with this, being incarcerated can also cause one to gain less likeable qualities such as being confrontational and aggressive and have problems with authority (Apel & Sweeten 2010: 451). Being previously incarcerated makes obtaining employment harder for those already vulnerable with less job skills

In the article written by Stoll & Bushway (2008), it was explained that based on the increased number of incarcerations yearly,it is approximated that almost nearly 10% of all men will serve time in either state or federal prisons in their lifetime; with the percent of this number increasing every year. Nearly 2000 inmates are released daily from state and federal prisons daily; if prisoners are able to successfully integrate back into society and are given the ability to maintain positions within an employment setting, then they are less likely to return prisons and will instead maintain employment (Travis, Solomon, and Waul, 2001).This article goes on to explain that employers for the most part are reluctant to choose a person with criminal convictions to work for an organization. There are many reasons why employers do not hire people with criminal histories, which would include: being afraid of stealing, violence, lying, and cheating within the organization (Stoll & Bushway, 2008).

Once people are release from prison and are thrown back to society, they are thrown back so they can fail and get arrested again. They have no money, no job, nor housing, and being put on the streets to fence for themselves, many of the ones released on parole must get and maintain a job, otherwise they will be rearrested and thrown back to prison (Alexander, 148). Getting a job or housing is hard because they are viewed as criminals and must check of the “felon” box on an application and not everyone is will to give criminals a job or housing.

They are disregarded by society because they used to be guilty. Social prejudice believes that criminals are dangerous, untrusty, and lack of education. Zig Ziglar said that “Money is not the important, but it is reasonably close to oxygen on the gotta have it scale.” When many people are an inability to obtain employment after release from prison, they will have no money for buy drink or food, so they think about steal and crime. Some prisoners lost their good job after they release, and they are disappointed and hurt. Thus, inability to obtain employment is one of the leading causes of

The two most common barriers that inmates in America face are securing employment and housing (Gideon & Sung, 2011). Finding employment for ex-offenders after being released from prison is a huge barrier to successfully transitioning back into the community. Many lack a college education, work experience, and technical skills that can only be learned on the job or in a classroom. The lack of specialized training, combined with not having high – level skills, abilities and the status of being an ex-offender, can be difficult for the average job-seeker to overcome. Therefore, few employers are willing to train uneducated and unskilled employees nor or they willing to invest time and effort in an individual formerly incarcerated.

For many years, people with knowledge and statistical results and data, drew to logical conclusion that prison has become a revolving door and the ones who study how prison and prisoners acted that prisons were replacing mental hospitals.

This persuasive research will determine if a criminal history affect possible employment. According to the Bureau of Justice (2015), a total of 646,881 felons were released from prison and the possibilities of getting a job appears slim. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and with the growing number of inmates being released, it creates a problem with employment (Pager, 2003). Survey research has shown that incarceration is linked to lower employment and income (Western, 2007).

One of the hardest things for a recently released offender to do is to gain employment and to avoid or change the lifestyle that contributed to their criminality. Upon release, they will face economic hardship, a lack of social connections and a negative stigma about offenders that can help lead them into making decisions that will end with them reincarcerated and possibly never escaping from the criminal justice system. However, if an offender is offered help with these problems through a job placement program that would give them a job within a week of their release, this student believes that we can reduce the chances of their recidivism, help them overcome the negative stigma, form social connections and deal with the economic problems that come from being an offender. However, not just any program will do, it needs to be one that provides the employment to the offender quickly and provides it in a way that the employment is stable. Any program can promise lower recidivism and better economic and social options for the recently released, but with the a program that provides immediate employment after release, ones that are long-term and offer a wage that they can more than just survive on, we can potentially solve most of the problems mentioned and provide the offender legitimate means of self-sufficiency.