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| Wisconsin prisons should consider 'good conduct time' |
| By jsonline.com- Michael O’Hear |
| Published: 04/14/2015 |
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Every year, more than 8,000 criminal offenders enter Wisconsin's prisons. Nearly all of these offenders will eventually return to society. This reality gives those of us on the outside an important stake in how our prisoners spend their time behind bars. Are their days lost to idleness? Do their mental illnesses go unaddressed? Do they spend their time with other inmates who are bad influences, or become bad influences themselves? Does their anger and resentment simmer and sometimes boil over? Do they become disruptive forces in the institution, perhaps threatening the safety of correctional officers and other inmates? Do they develop or aggravate self-destructive patterns of thought and action — gang affiliations, substance abuse, violence and so forth? Offenders who do their time in such ways seem bound for failure once released. It is tempting to imagine that toughness alone might put offenders on the right track. If only we make prison, or discipline within prison, sufficiently awful, then offenders will be scared straight. However, both research and common sense tell us that carrots can be very helpful to complement the sticks. Read More. |
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