How Free is America?
Many Americans agree that the U.S. prison system is a flawed one. Unfortunately, very little opportunity for reform exists for inmates. Although some prisons have started providing classes and opportunities to own and take care of shelter animals, these institutions are few and far between. Private, for-profit prisons are even worse, most times demonstrating “problems with their policies and procedures, training, health care complaint process, emergency medical response and physician case reviews.” But what can we do about it? Reports by Associated Press to the situation have stated that California is now banning privately-owned prisons and taking steps to minimize the amount of immigrants being held in state jails. Democratic governor Gavin Newsom said that the over incarceration “‘does not reflect our values’”. The press then goes on to explain that California, Illinois, and a couple other states have passed laws like this in an attempt to decrease the amount of in