From CNBC: The United States has the highest reported incarceration
rate in the world, and the debate has raged for decades: does prison reform the
bad guys, or simply make them better at committing crimes?
Theories abound, but it's worth considering one study that
argues spending time in prison actually helps a person increase their earnings
power from criminal activity.
A criminal who continues to engage in illegal activity after
serving time will make roughly $6,300 more a year than a person who's served no
time in prison, according Ohio University Sociologist Donald Hutcherson.
"I wanted to see if spending time in prison actually
led towards failure in the conventional labor market; and once you fail there,
does it lead to success in the underground economy," he said. "And I
found that's the case."
Read all about it at http://www.cnbc.com/id/100528459?__source=yahoo|headline|other|text|&par=yahoo
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