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The Pros And Cons Of Prison Industry Programs

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The two biggest arguments that supporters of prison industry programs make are that prisoners can help provide products and services to society and that these programs help to prepare the prisoners for the transition back into society (Schmalleger & Smykla, 2015). I know that my department employs prisoners to make all of the department’s utility uniforms as well as help build the new patrol cars that come in. This saves the State of Tennessee a substantial amount of money and prepares the prisoners for the reintegration back into society by teaching them job skills and work ethic. Another strong argument is that prisoners that participated in prison industry programs were extremely less likely to reoffend their first year out of prison
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