ge gets to see justice at work. Conditions in most prisons, as well as, a chance that some criminals may be rehabilitated certainly justify the cost of incarceration. The evidence of this shows in the reduced crime rate. However, there are hidden costs with imprisonment such as the loss of productive workers and eventually upon their release, unemployment, Moreover, spending money to cover prison operation costs vary from place to place. However, people that are pro-incarceration feel that retribution definitely has advantages over the cost of imprisonment because a prisoner in jail cannot hurt, rape, kill, or rob anyone else while locked up, and that serves society well at any price.Moreover, those who are pro-incarceration fell that there is a chance to rehabilitate the criminal while in prison. The inmate can take advantage of drug treatment and educational programs. This will give the offender deterrent against future incarceration. This viewpoint is taken because drug addiction leads to other crimes that the addict must commit to feed his or her addiction. An educated person has a greater chance of finding employment. These examples reduce the chances that a "cured" addict or an education will reduce the chances that these prisoners will return to crime upon his or her release.However, those who feel that prison is not beneficial have a differing viewpoint on this subject. They feel the cost of incarceration has a negative effect on how much of the government's budget is left to spend on parks, schools, recreation centers, and other programs that benefit society. They feel continued rising costs of housing inmates does not have a direct effect on reducing the crime rate or making Americans feel safer. Furthermore, being locked in a small, overcrowded cell along with the degradation of being handcuffed to go from place to place causes undue embarrassment to the prisoners. Some states have even gone as far as to bring bac...
