Why The Prison System Is Unfair

“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly,while bad people will find a way around the laws” (Plato). In prison there’s a lot of racism. Innocent people are treated as criminals. When people finish serving time they don’t have anything. If they want a job they can’t work because they’re “ A Criminal”. The U.S prison system is a racist institution that unfairly targets people of color. Drug laws are unfair, the prison system uses inmates for essentially free labor ( like slavery), and also people don’t have options when they get out, it’s an unfair system that should be changed. One important thing is that drug laws are unfair. Today, there are more people behind bars for nonviolent drug offences than were incarcerated for all crimes.
“In 2009 nearly 1.7 million people were arrested in the U.S for nonviolent drug charges more than half
of those arrests were for marijuana possession alone. Less than 20% was for the sale or manufacture of a drug” (The House I Live In) . Millions of people have been arrested for nonviolent drug charges. In conclusion, drug laws are unfair and should be changed as soon as possible. Another important thing is that the prison system uses inmates for essentially free labor (like slavery).
Prisoners get treated like slaves and when they work they barely get any money. Some prisoners don’t even get paid for working. “ Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves “. All those prisoners that have are forced to work get no money, and get treated as slaves. In conclusion these prisoners are also people and don’t deserve to be treated this way, The prison system should make a change “ The last important thing is when prisoners are finished serving time they don’t have many options. “ I try to tell people, ‘ Listen, I made a mistake. I was young, and I’m sorry. Please give me a chance ‘“. They deserve a chance to get a job and start a new life but since they were in jail they don’t get to have that because they’re “ A Criminal “. 1 in every 8 employees work for a corrections agency ( The House I Live In ). In conclusion all these prisoners should get a chance of having a new life after serving time. The prison system should make a change as soon as
possible.
Although I understand why people don’t give prisoners a chance and I agree. They’ve made a lot of mistakes and some prisoners don’t deserve another chance . Society has now changed a lot over the years no one knows what can happen .