Problems at Private Prisons
The GEO Group, one of the biggest for-profit prison operators in the world, has been accused of providing abysmal care to prisoners with serious medical and mental health needs.
Funding Prison College Programs
Though unpopular, prison college programs benefit society and should be re-instituted across the nation. Prison college programs give people the opportunity to prepare to re-enter society successfully. In this process three major benefits are realized: improved public safety, increased social justice and decreased tax spending on corrections.