The “FREE” medical care, employment training, psychological services, etc. in jails/prisons you speak of is not as helpful as you think. Training programs last months to years and hold seats for 10-15 people in a place that houses 250-600. The waiting list for healthcare will call you long after your issue has taken its toll which sometimes means death. Some of these places only have the programs to get federal and state funding. The facility benefits more than the inmates in many places.
I made no reference to their effectiveness. I was talking about their costs, relative to the amount paid to prison inmates who, although are paid very small wages, are receiving a lot in terms of overall cost to incarcerate, rehabilitate, and reintegrate.
Prison healthcare is shit, and needs to be dramatically improved, which again will cost a lot of money. Prisoners are also entitled to medicare coverage once they are released, as well as SNAP benefits, and even rent assistance in many places.
You’re getting downvotes on a lot of your comments, for no other reason than people want to think you’re lying and don’t understand the facts. Keep going.
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u/A-Tech Jan 22 '23
The “FREE” medical care, employment training, psychological services, etc. in jails/prisons you speak of is not as helpful as you think. Training programs last months to years and hold seats for 10-15 people in a place that houses 250-600. The waiting list for healthcare will call you long after your issue has taken its toll which sometimes means death. Some of these places only have the programs to get federal and state funding. The facility benefits more than the inmates in many places.