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| Boot camp: Prison program not producing results |
| By lvrj.com - EDITORIAL |
| Published: 03/12/2012 |
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News that Nevada's prison boot camp program isn't working as advertised shouldn't be a shock. Back in 2003, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report questioning the effectiveness of such an approach at reducing recidivism. Nevertheless, Nevada officials don't appear discouraged at the fact that nearly 44 percent of the inmates who have participated in the state's boot camp program at Indian Springs have committed additional offenses and ended up back in prison following their release. The 180-day camp -- which costs $42 a day per inmate to operate -- has taken in 890 prisoners over the past three years, yet 232 have failed to complete the program while 390 ended up back behind bars. The sober findings were delivered Wednesday by Department of Corrections officials to the Legislative Committee for the Administration of Justice. Boot camps -- in which inmates endure military drills, calisthenics and other exercise, as well as educational classes -- are supposed to save money and reduce prison populations by instilling discipline and modifying behaviors that might lead an inmate to commit another crime upon release. Despite the rather lame success rate, none of the members of the Legislative Committee called for the program's elimination. And judges "speak positively about" the boot camp, District Judge David Barker told the panel. "We need as many arrows in our quiver as possible." Read More. |
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