With the economy being the way it is, not only is it hard for your everyday American to find a job; but it is even harder for a person with a criminal background. For this reason, it is common for these people to re-offend because they can't afford to live in the real world. It is sad, but true. It costs approximately $30,000 dollars a year for each prisoner that is housed in the jail.
With this being said, if we give the inmates the desire to work by teaching them how to properly obtain a job, they aren't as likely to re-offend. In return, this is good for us because every ex-offender who finds themselves a job and doesn't return to jail saves us taxpayers A LOT of money.
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