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Instructions: Read the outline that you will be preparing an introductory paragraph for, and choose the format for your final draft.

  
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Outline

Thesis: Educational programs inside prisons aimed at rehabilitating prisoners should be considered as an alternative to the current punitive justice system.
  • Educational programs aimed at promoting social values help prisoners develop social skills
    • Providing workshops promoting
      • civilized behavior
      • responsible conduct
    • Active involvement in courses that promote
      • self-esteem
      • empathy
      • solidarity
  • Education provides prisoners with life skills necessary for reintegration into society
    • College-educated prisoners have a better rate of employment
      • 75% vs. 40%
    • Recidivism (committing crime repeatedly) drops considerably
      • from 60% to 10%
    • Education of prisoners has a positive impact on their children
  • Education programs save money
    • $2,500 per year to educate an inmate compared to $25,000 to incarcerate
    • $1.71 in reduced crime costs for every dollar spent on education
    • Working ex-offenders pay taxes
Conclusion: Educational programs offer prisoners the help they need to develop the skills necessary to become productive members of society.
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