http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Rose Miller Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:04:37 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-223 I believe that if a crime is committed and the person is convicted then by all means carry out the sentence however once that is fulfilled. I think there ought to be a way for the person to gain a skilled trade and become a productive member of society with mentoring programs to help them be successful. It is unbelievable that the prisons are outgrowing the educational institutions with no end in sight. We can't continue in the 21st century with the mentality that we need to build more prisons. We need more education for both the person that had been incarcerated and the public. It is our obligation to make sure that we educate our children and society about the options we have. I believe that if a crime is committed and the person is convicted then by all means carry out the sentence however once that is fulfilled. I think there ought to be a way for the person to gain a skilled trade and become a productive member of society with mentoring programs to help them be successful. It is unbelievable that the prisons are outgrowing the educational institutions with no end in sight. We can’t continue in the 21st century with the mentality that we need to build more prisons. We need more education for both the person that had been incarcerated and the public. It is our obligation to make sure that we educate our children and society about the options we have.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/comment-page-1/#comment-222 pwats6@yahoo.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:02:01 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-222 If we are to be honest with ourselves as a society, crimes deserve punishment that's why laws are established. Silly laws, silly crimes? Yes. Serious laws, serious crimes? Certainly. If the Department of Corrections believes that serious rehabilitation is going to come at the hands of The Salvation Army then let us pray. Over a half a century ago the country determined there was a need to change from a penal system to a correctional system. Why was that? It was because there was a strong belief that you could not just send a criminal to an institution for punishment rather that the criminal was sent as punishment. Whatever portion of rehabilitation ever came with the reform from a penal system to a correctional system has seemed to disappear and is now being burdened back on society. If we are to be honest with ourselves as a society, crimes deserve punishment that’s why laws are established. Silly laws, silly crimes? Yes. Serious laws, serious crimes? Certainly. If the Department of Corrections believes that serious rehabilitation is going to come at the hands of The Salvation Army then let us pray. Over a half a century ago the country determined there was a need to change from a penal system to a correctional system. Why was that? It was because there was a strong belief that you could not just send a criminal to an institution for punishment rather that the criminal was sent as punishment. Whatever portion of rehabilitation ever came with the reform from a penal system to a correctional system has seemed to disappear and is now being burdened back on society.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Linda Carroll Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:41:03 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-221 "Michigan’s incarceration rate is 40 percent higher than that of its Great Lakes neighbors, resulting in $500 million annually in higher costs." We are also one of the few states to impose Truth in sentancing, for all prisoners, regardless of the crime. Is there any indication that any of this is solving our drug and crime problems? “Michigan’s incarceration rate is 40 percent higher than that of its Great Lakes neighbors, resulting in $500 million annually in higher costs.” We are also one of the few states to impose Truth in sentancing, for all prisoners, regardless of the crime.
Is there any indication that any of this is solving our drug and crime problems?

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