Stop, Stop, Now Go: Is it Ok to be Successful Now?
By Christopher Zoukis
Over the past several months a nagging inconsistency has presented itself. This is of a generally stated goal of preparing inmates for reintegration back into society through education, training, and rehabilitation, but requiring them to wait until the gates open to actually practice any of the skills we ostentatiously are attempting to facilitate. Is it just me or is this a crazy concept?
When I first started writing…well, I didn’t first start writing. I started by learning the alphabet. Then, after mastering individual letters, I worked on understanding words. From there I progressed to sentences, punctuation, paragraphs, letters, and now, research papers and books. This is at least how the process of learning works for me; concept, specifics, practice, perfection (eventually). Irrespective of my experience, common practice in correctional facilities would have you believe otherwise.