The prison system has not been effective at reforming criminals. A large number of convicted felons return to committing crimes soon after being released. What are the problems with the prison system and what solution can you recommend to address this issue?

Punitive actions against criminals often include sentencing them to

prisons

. It is

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view that

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system of

prisons

is ineffective at reforming those with charges of felony as a large number of them return to committing crimes as soon as they are released.

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essay elaborates on the issues with the current prison system and discusses practical ways

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these problems.

To begin

with,

prisons

are poorly maintained facilities where all felons with a thought process inclined towards criminal ideas stay together. Plus, there are no

councelling

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counselling

facilities for

such

prisoners

who want to try and shift their focus on constructive work. So, they end up getting caught up in the same stream of ideas.

Secondly

, there is no constructive work or vocational training offered in most

prisons

.

Thus

, the empty minds of

prisoners

end up being devil's workshops.

Lastly

, even if a person wants to leave the world of crime post his release from

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prison, most employers end up rejecting

such

candidates. E.G: most multinational companies have a condition in the contract of having no criminal background. Focusing on the solutions,

firstly

what needs to be done is that these

prisoners

need to be

councelled

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counselled

. So

instead

of

prisons

, they can be sentenced to

councelling

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counselling

centres where they will be attended by specialists and taught how to channelise their mind towards the right thoughts. Another solution that can be offered is that vocational courses can be offered in

prisons

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so that the candidates become

emplyable

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employable

. e.g. Kiran Bedi, the jailor at Tihar jail had started

such

courses for

prisoners

.

Finally

, job bureaus can be

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to bring these people into the mainstream after their release. e.g setting up internet portals like jobs.com. In conclusion, even though there are problems with the current prison system, practical solutions are available and can benefit the convicts if implemented.