society have a much safer atmosphere.(Colson, Charles. 90) In Mckean prison several measures have been adopted to try and reform the corrections process. These measures have made Mckean one of the most successful and safest medium security prison in the country. “Mckean prison has a growing number of violent offenders admitted and the cost per year for these felons in only approximately $15,370. That is below the average for prisons of its type, and far below the overall federal average $21,350. It is two-thirds of what many state prisons cost.”(Dilulio, John 22) With all this Mckeans incident record since 1989 reads like a clean slate: no escapes, no homicides, no sexual assaults, and no suicides.(Dilulio, John 24) According to Princeton University Criminologist, John Dilulio, “Mckean is probably the best managed prison in the country.” The reason why this facility gained such a renowned name is the cause of all it’s programs and “Beliefs About the Treatment of Inmates” which you can thank Dennis Luther for. Nation-wide, the increase in prison violence over the last few years has coincided with big cuts in educational and vocational programs. Numerous studies have shown a correspondence between educational programs and reduced recidivism rates. There is no question that college-level programs at Roosevelt University, in Chicago, Boston University; and Ball State, in Indiana, have had remarkable success with inmates. A tremendous amount of college graduated prisoners have gone on to do work in social services. They ended up helping people before they turn out they way they did. We need to offer education to prisoners randomly, retain and identical control group that did not receive education, and monitor the progress of the two groups after parole.(Hubbell, Webb. 79) This is the only way to distinguish how education and other programs help correct ex-convicts. Therefor we can advance to bett...
