Why Should America Change it's Prison System?
However, this rehabilitation prison system is controversial, as people in America have the set idea that prison is supposed to punish criminals and those who break the law, as well as trying to scare people into not going into prison.
Saying this, however, ignores the fact that the American prison system has the highest incarceration rate in the entire world, and Sweden is shutting down four prisons due to the fast decreasing numbers of prisoners. The Swedish prisons allow people to reach their full potential and to become better than the crime they committed. It also benefits the community a huge amount, the families of the prisoners and saves a huge amount of money - nearly $17 million.
To improve our society and the decrease of crime, we desperately need to change to American prison systems.
Saying this, however, ignores the fact that the American prison system has the highest incarceration rate in the entire world, and Sweden is shutting down four prisons due to the fast decreasing numbers of prisoners. The Swedish prisons allow people to reach their full potential and to become better than the crime they committed. It also benefits the community a huge amount, the families of the prisoners and saves a huge amount of money - nearly $17 million.
To improve our society and the decrease of crime, we desperately need to change to American prison systems.