Here is a video about some Ex-Convicts please click on the link
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/13/eveningnews/main20053714.shtml?tag=contentBody;featuredPost-PE
Relevant statistics and quotes
- 70% of criminals come from broken homes
- A retired New Jersey judge Barnett Hoffman, who came up with the only licensed drug treatment program in new jersey said, “it’s incredibly expensive to lock someone up” also "One size does not fit all," "Everybody who's in there is coming out, so we have to do something to try to figure out a way they don't go back in after they come out." Said Hoffman.
- If you look at the statistics you will see treating some criminals is cheaper than locking them up. Cutting the number of inmates who return to prison by 10 percent would save states $635 million a year. Drug treatment and general education degree programs -- plus help transitioning back into society -- have cut recidivism rates up to 32 percent in states like Oregon, Kansas and Utah.
- I think it was said best by Adam Gelb of the Pew Center, when he sated "There are less expensive strategies that improve public safety,".
- Even though when you look at it these seem like long odds for an ex-con but in a recent study in 2011 shows that out of all the convicts released, 40% will end up back in prison. That means the other 60% have a chance to break the cycle and stay out of prison.