I spent time in prison for robbing a bank. Here’s how we prevent ex-cons from going back to jail
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I served time for bank robbery and saw up close what doesn't work in prisons. People can't become good citizens, change their character, within a corrosive prison culture.
Jesse Wiese is a former bank robber, an attorney, and the vice president of program design and evaluation at Prison Fellowship.
While laudable, these treatment programs are insufficient. Recidivism rates have stayed high, despite a decades-long effort to reduce risk factors. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 62% of people released from state prisons are rearrested within three years.
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