America's Prision System

America's prisons have been called "graduate schools for crime." It stands to reason: Take a group of people, strip them of possessions and privacy, expose them to constant threats of violence, overcrowd their cell-block, deprive them of meaningful work, and the result is an embittered underclass more intent on getting even with society than contributing to it. Prisons take the nonviolent offender and make him live by violence. This essay will analyze the current problems …

…solution. We did not get to where we are today from yesterday; therefore, we should not expect a solution tomorrow. Nor should we expect a single solution. This solution is viable for about 30 % of our non-violent prison population; in California alone this affects over 100,000 people. The cost would be no more to a taxpayer than what we pay today. Ultimately the cost to society and the taxpayer would be lower than what we pay today.