Options for someone who's going to be on a ship for 9 months!

[sanantone]

You know, in this instance, I'm ok with it. This is the kind of thing I want my tax dollars used for. The fact that a prisoner is trying to educate themselves, when there is really no incentive other than to better themselves... And if they want to be productive members of society when they get out (and most do), then a better educated person is much more likely to not live off of the government than one who isn't.

As someone who was a counselor in a prison and taught penology, I can speak to this. It's cheaper to provide inmates with skills that will keep them out of prison. It also benefits the public by reducing the number of people who will be victimized. Most of my clients relapsed (started drinking or using drugs again) and/or went back to selling drugs because they couldn't find a job after getting out of prison.