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Jail and Prison Conditions

Even if an inmate's sentence is not oppressively long, their treatment while incarcerated can still constitute subhuman treatment. Prisons are not medical facilities, but they regularly are forced to deal with mental health problems and care for elderly and terminally ill inmates. Food, if it's even edible, usually lacks enough nutrition for inmates' health to not deteriorate. Plus, with a lack of opportunities to see family, read, or gain skill sets, inmates are placed in buildings which lack any resemblance of the civilized world.

Prison Education Project provides hope to inmates

“This endeavor is the vision of Marcia Klotz an English and Women’s studies professor. “Education offers a way to imagine a different kind of future,” Klotz said. “That’s what we signify when we come out here.” Peterson has about 10 months left on his sentence. He is looking forward to a handful of future Friday afternoon lectures. “It takes us out of the prison dynamic,” he said. “It’s a good re-introduction to society. All of us here will be going home and I want this to continue long after my release date.”“

NBC 4 Tucson

November 4, 2019

EducationPhillip ReevesNovember 4, 2019NBC 4 Tucson, ArzionaComment

Jail and Prison Conditions

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