August 2, 2008
Opinion: “Re-entry program a good choice”
Make no mistake: Hundreds of state prison inmates who've done their "time" return to Monterey County every year.
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Until now, they were given a bus ticket home and stepped off the coach with $200 in their pocket. Some of the drug addicts among these parolees would find the nearest pusher and pick up where they left off. Those parolees who actually sought a positive change for themselves arrived "cold turkey" back in the community with few if any job skills, no social orientation or preparation for their return to society. In effect, the chances were slim that they would "make it" back in the real world. The system proved them right: Seven in 10 parolees ended up back in prison…
LINK - TheCalifornian.com
