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| Alternative prison programs provide outstanding benefits |
| By dailynorthwestern.com- Sam Douglas |
| Published: 04/14/2014 |
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Perhaps the most forgotten of forgotten populations are prisoners. Though the forcible removal of felons from society may sustain the common good, it also gives us the opportunity, if we so choose, to forget those with whom we share our humanity. In the United States, one in 99 adults are incarcerated. The national average for recidivism is 67.5 percent; the highest rates range from 70.2 to 78.8 percent among nonviolent criminals. With such high rates, how can our prisons rehabilitate inmates in such a way that decreases that average? One solution is Shakespeare. Prisons as correctional facilities that provide an opportunity to perform theatre benefit inmates because it allows them to empathize with others and themselves. Read More. |
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