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Good question! I suppose they would go back to whatever crime they were in prison for. As far as where do they live, if there is no family member willing to put a roof over their head, I would assume the streets.
Recidivism in this country is very high. We know what helps to reduce the recidivism rate but of course many states are broke right now and are not spending the money on it. Of course even in good times states were not doing things that can bring the recidivism rate down. One thing that brings down the recidivism rate down is higher education.
Of course it's hard to go back to school when you have a criminal record. Getting the funding is nearly impossible and for many careers, you are disqualified because they won't accept someone with a criminal background. It's crazy and it's sad.
I can understand some professions not accepting felons like teaching for example.
Many times jobs are hard to come by so sometimes it's just easier to steal or go back to your old habits and wind up back in prison where you have a place to sleep, meals, etc.
I personally think we need to end the "war on drugs." History has taught us that prohibition does not work. We need to focus more on treatment and ending these mandatory sentences. Judges need to have more discretion in sentencing. I read the book The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander and she cited a case where a judge was very emotional in sending a young male to prison for so long. The judge said he wished he had more discretion and would like to see mandatory sentences go.
I don't think we have a "criminal justice" system in America. It's broken and it's geared more toward sending more people to prison in order to satisfy those in the prison industry. It's sickening how people can make millions on prisons.
Recidivism in this country is very high. We know what helps to reduce the recidivism rate but of course many states are broke right now and are not spending the money on it. Of course even in good times states were not doing things that can bring the recidivism rate down. One thing that brings down the recidivism rate down is higher education.
Of course it's hard to go back to school when you have a criminal record. Getting the funding is nearly impossible and for many careers, you are disqualified because they won't accept someone with a criminal background. It's crazy and it's sad.
I can understand some professions not accepting felons like teaching for example.
Many times jobs are hard to come by so sometimes it's just easier to steal or go back to your old habits and wind up back in prison where you have a place to sleep, meals, etc.
I personally think we need to end the "war on drugs." History has taught us that prohibition does not work. We need to focus more on treatment and ending these mandatory sentences. Judges need to have more discretion in sentencing. I read the book The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander and she cited a case where a judge was very emotional in sending a young male to prison for so long. The judge said he wished he had more discretion and would like to see mandatory sentences go.
I don't think we have a "criminal justice" system in America. It's broken and it's geared more toward sending more people to prison in order to satisfy those in the prison industry. It's sickening how people can make millions on prisons.
The us is jail crazy & its pathetic. The punishment does not always fit the crime.
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As far as where do they live, if there is no family member willing to put a roof over their head, I would assume the streets.
