olomus asked this question on 3/22/2000:

I understand why the legal system feels it necessary to place people in jail for certain "crimes". However, I also believe there should be programs available to help rehabilitate them, educate them, and prepare them for "changing their ways".

My husband is currently service a jail sentance for a DWI. There are no AA meetings, no alcohol/drug counseling (1-on-1 or group), no church services, no education classes for drug and/or alcohol abuse, at this jail. He merely has to play a waiting game until his sentance is over and will be no more the wiser for "paying his dues to society" upon his release.

Why doesn't the justice system "see" that this method isn't rehabilitating (educating or helping) these people who (and most of them in jail are) in for alcohol/drug abuse situations? Is there anything in the works to change this?

Fr_Chuck gave this response on 3/24/2000:

he must be in a country jail system, not in a state system. Prisions do have many rights, and religin is one of them,but also becuase too many of the jails, not prisions ( and some prisions) are over crowded and security is a problem, these is not money for the guards, or the space for meetings, in most cases, certain prisioners can not be loose with others, and some prisioners can not be out of cell with out gurard, and cuffed.

so even in prisions where there are church services, those in max security still can not go, but have ministers visit them

most state prisions have AA, and many other programs, alot depends on amount of sentence.and other issues, but many of these rights can be inforced with law suits

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olomus rated this answer a 4.

Yes, County Jail and because it's not very full they're accepting State Prisioners who are awaiting trial or have like under a year left of their sentance to serve. That could very well be why this particular jail doesn't offer it's inmates programs or religion opportunities.

Thank you for your answer.