Prisoners these days can never get a good education. While they are behind bars, they cannot get an education, so when they get out, they have nothing to do because they have not progressed in their lives.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, “68% of State prison inmates did not receive a high school diploma.” That means a prisoner’s chances of getting a good job when they get out of prison are slim-to-none.

An education system needs to be put in place for prisoners. A GED program needs to be put into place if that. Everyone needs to have their high school diploma and some type of degree or license.

“About 41% of inmates in the Nation’s State and Federal prisons and local prison in 1997 and 31% of probationers had not completed high school or its equivalent. In comparison, 18% of the general population age 18 or older had not finished the 12th grade,” said the Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report.

Prisoners need  more help in making their lives better while they are in prison. If they are not given a chance for education, they are back where they started when they were first put into prison.

“Looking across the 50 states — about 32 states offer some type of college or post-secondary courses to adult inmates. Unfortunately, these programs are substantially underused because many inmates lack a means to pay for them. That’s why the potential for Pell grants to improve access to college is great,” said NPR.org.

Prisoners need a chance to get a good education so that they can go further in life.