People fail to realize that most offenders are in prison for a relatively short period of time. If we fail to provide an opportunity for prisoners while they are institutionalized to rehabilitate themselves, they will emerge even more violent. I'm not sure that we can ever make the public truly understand that. The level of their anger presently is just to deep. Our next question for Warden Roberta Richman comes from Gumby1618 and is a follow up.
Every prison does different kinds of programs.
Most prisons now do offer educational opportunities and some job training, recognizing that lack of skills in those areas is a root cause of crime. Prisoners in general have usually not completed a high-school education. We do a variety of basic education programs, including basic literacy, high-school equivalency, English as a second language, special ed. and some college classes. We also do job training and job preparation, computer literacy, and preparation for job interviewing. Our next question for Warden Richman comes from Britron.