Essexyellows
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If we look at rehabilitation, and directly linked to the original post, then three of those who intervened were serving or recently released prisoners (2 of whom are murderers). One of these has since gone on to work for the Prison Reform Trust and is making a real success of his life. So yes, rehabilitation works, or at least it can work. The vast majority of those serving indeterminate sentences (where the parole board decide if someone is safe to be released) do succeed in not returning to old ways. Some don't, and some of those make headlines for all the wrong reasons.
But you wouldn't say that schools fail because a small number leave without qualifications. Or the NHS fails because they are unable to save everyone. Prison, and the wider justice system, change lives for the better every single day. We just don't get to hear about the success stories unless they somehow find themselves thrown into a major world event (like London Bridge) - but even then the message gets lost.
Wouldn`t disagree with that at all. We "fix more folk" than we harm accidentally but they are the ones that make the headlines.
I would still be interning religious extremists though to ensure they receive rehabilitation.