Everybody has the right of an education but why if the ones that need it and have the opportunity to pay after a period of time do not do it? The U.S national government ought to do something according to this issue that affects inmates and citizens. Senates from criminal justice and education did not know about this issue and point it out in this article, in which they declare how is affecting the economy in the state of Texas and how much have been investing in the past ten years. According to the article, the state has been investing approximately $26.9 million to educate more than 22,000 students but only 6,630 have paid to the state. In my opinion, give to inmates an education is a great idea because it will help them to get a regular social life when they get out of prison, but the point here is that there must be some law or a cut out because most of them do not pay back. As I said above, as a student I will have to pay all my loans plus interests when I finished my bachelors if I do not do it my credit will decrease tremendously and I wont be able to get any loans or any financial help in the future. What government should do is a way in which inmates can attend classes to get their associates, certificate or bachelors but by offering them a job after they finished their sentence in prison or simply, create a mandatory job inside the jail to start paying for tuition.
Education is one of the most precious gift that a human being can have due it help to the society and to the person. But there must be a balance when we are talking about investing in education and not just wait for many years and see that all the money invested was a total mistake but by creating ways in help the needs of the people that really want to reach this opportunity and also applying laws to pay what they have achieved.
I could not agree with you more on this issue! Giving inmates an education is one of the most important things for society. Getting an education means they can come out of prison and contribute to society and possibly prevent them from going back, which a majority do.
ReplyDeleteThough, like you said, there needs to be some measure for them to be responsible for paying for this education. Just as the rest of us are responsible for doing.