What is my interest in this topic?Prisons are historically supposed to be a place of punishment for those who have committed one or more crimes, but this was not of appropriate rehabilitation for prisoners who are to be released into society. The benefit of having an education program can enrich inmates with their learning experiences and improve their knowledge and ability as an individual to re-enter society with a chance for future success. This spark of interest in this topic gave me a reason to believe that if prisoners received education, certain aspects of a person could be improved and would also allow them to reintegrate into society, which can be a step forward rather than going backwards in relation to what they are trying to achieve. How does this benefit prisoners? Most would say that providing education to prisoners would just be a waste of time and money because prisoners are criminals. So why should they benefit from free education? In the article "A College Education for Prisoners", Doug Brandt explains how prisoners are "...human beings who have made mistakes, just like the rest of us [and] remove any opportunity to learn, to growing and perhaps changing is a stain on us as a nation. Brandt makes it clear that they are criminals, but they are people who have made mistakes and should be given the opportunity to educate themselves and thus gain learning experience. It was his response to John J. Lennon's New York Times article, "Let Prisoners Take College Courses," which aims to transform the issues that involve prisoners who have been taken to prison and released usually end up returning, but receive the education they received. an advantage in getting a job or doing more once out of prison (Lennon). It also reduces recidivism, a relapse in criminal behavior that involves a criminal being released from prison only to end up back in prison, especially since it would have "positive effects...and make more from former prisoners to more productive members of our society. » (“A University Education for Prisoners”) as mentioned by Brandt. Prison education can be useful for the prevention of recidivism, giving prisoners the convenience of being a productive member of society and avoiding overcrowding of prisons, especially with prisoners who eventually return after being released for a certain period of time. Another man, Stanley Richards, a former prisoner, was given the opportunity to enroll in courses that radically changed his life and thus became a taxpayer ("A College Education for Prisoners"). This shows that given the education that inmates in prison who are willing to accept this offer can help improve and change for the better, once released it will give former prisoners the convenience of a successful future and will contribute to society with education. that they have gained during the time spent