You have a $150,000 dollars what improvements would you make to prison

Proposed Prison Improvements

If I had a budget of 150 ,000 there are a variety of improvements which I would make to my prison . These funds would be allocated to a programs aimed at improving to all aspects of the prison system . First and foremost , resources would be set aside for special programs for the inmate population these would be programs which promote their rehabilitation with an eye to future reintegration into regular society My second initiative would be directed to the guard staff and would be aimed at upgrading their overall

security and working conditions within the actual prison . Finally , I would set aside funds to improve the physical structure of the prison facilities with improvements made to inmate recreation and overall security of this medium security jail . A budget of 150 ,000 would be spent with three goals in mind : a 1 ) renewed focus on inmate programs , 2 ) improvements to staff working conditions and finally 3 ) physical improvements to the security of the prison

Programs

Inmate rehabilitation has always been an important goal of my prison With recent cuts in federal funding to inmate counseling services and vocational programs aimed a preparing the inmate population for future reintegration into society , an injection of funds to important inmate programs would be enthusiastically received by both my staff as well as by the attendant inmate population

There are many important programs for inmates and money would be allocated towards specific programs geared towards the overall improvement of inmate lives , both within the prison system as well as outside as members of the wider community . We currently offer a drug and alcohol counseling service which focuses on addressing the underlying causes of alcohol and drug dependency . These are presently group counseling services - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA ) remains one of our most popular programs - and many of the groups are overcrowded and with long waiting lists . In addition to AA , Cocaine Anonymous or CA is another important program which could use some extra funding . I would propose to break up the current AA and CA groups into smaller , more intimate counseling sessions and would also increase the consistency of their regular meetings . Currently each group meets twice a month for two-hour sessions . I would like to double the frequency of AA /CA meetings and have weekly sessions , possibly with a longer duration . I would also keep the option open of extending those two-hour sessions particularly if the counselor on hand feels that it would be worthwhile to spend more time tackling these particularly challenging addictions amongst the prison population

Race relations within my prison are at an all time low . This is actually not usual and has been documented as an important trend in prisons across the world (Genders Player , 1989 . Although gangs have always existed within the prison culture , there is a disturbing trend with regards to increased acts of racial violence perpetuated by Black White , Asian and Hispanic gangs within the prison setting . White skinhead groups have always existed in my...