Reference no: EM132819942

Assignment: Research an inmate program within a US correctional institution (i.e. jail or prison) and provide a summary. The program can be a behavioral, educational, vocational, parenting, substance abuse, or veteran program.

Please include the following in your summary:

• name and location of the institution

• facility details (i.e. size, average population, security level, type of institution, etc.)

• the program's mission/purpose/goals

• criteria/eligibility of the program

• who oversees the program (line staff or professional staff)

• how long has the program been in existence

• length of program

• components of the program

• benefits of the program to the inmate, the community, and the corrections department

• incentives for the inmate to participate in the program

• success rates/recidivism rates of program participants

• number of inmates currently in the program and number who have completed the program

Also, include your overall thoughts and feelings about prison/jail programs? Some things that you can discuss:

• Do you think that they really benefit the inmate and the community? Why?

• Do you believe these programs are effective? If not, how could they be more effective?

• Do you believe that inmates should get free programming? If so, why and what types of "free services" or programs should an inmate receive while in prison? If not, why not?

• Do you think that participation in prison programs should be voluntary or mandated as an attempt to rehabilitate incarcerated individuals?