“Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.” MeanCoursesEducationCollegeDevelopmentProgramCreditGood TimesTreatmentFewerLiteracyIncentivesFundingEliminationParoleInmatesCollege Courses Author:Bobby Scott
“Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime.” GivingYearsFightingChanceCrimeNeededProgramMinimumOffenseFistsFundingSecond ChanceJuvenile Author:Bobby Scott
“Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills development, drug abuse, mental health and other treatment programs, all reduce recidivism, significantly.” JobsStudyDevelopmentDrugSkillsTrainingProgramAbusePrisonMental HealthTreatmentParticipationDrug AbuseInmatesJob TrainingSkills DevelopmentRecidivismVocational TrainingVocational Education Author:Bobby Scott
