The Pros And Cons Of Modern Day Prisons

Prisons are facilities that have become staple parts of how modern societies function, but with the presence of prisons there are pros and cons that come with them. In the modern-day prisons are needed for keeping violent criminals out of society and allowing them from committing more offenses. They provide a controlled and structured environment that can both punish and provide rehabilitations for both violent and career criminals. For some individuals, prisons can act as a deterrent towards repeat offenders who don’t want to repeat their prison experience. However, along with the benefits of correctional institutions, there are also many down side to them as well.

For most modern countries prisons are used as integral parts of their law enforcement, but are they truly beneficial to all criminals. For many people who are locked away in prison their connections with any friends, family, or any other …show more content…
Most people who are sentenced to prison for nonviolent crimes are often guilty of ether drug usage or being in possession of drugs. However merely putting these individual in prisons, and taking them out of society, causes more damage to them than it does benefit them. Instead of being placed in rehabs, where they can receive proper aid with dealing with their addictions, instead of having their lives and families ripped away from them, and placed in an institution that is unhelpful in their case of rehabilitations. Community sentencing for other forms violent crimes, like vandalism, can also be more beneficial as both a form of rehabilitation and as a deterrent, such as fines or community service. Prisons have their benefits, earning their place in modern society, but they are not perfect systems and should be reserved for either violent or high profile nonviolent offenses, such as theft or