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One of the current aims of the
association is to make Americans
aware of the benefits of a well
developed statewide probation
service. States like Wisconsin are
proof of these benefits: Wisconsin
has only 61.8 prisoners for every
100,000 persons. Compare this with
Colorado, which has a minimum
probation system and 126.6 pris
oners per 100,000. It's apparent
that perhaps half of the men in
prison might be outside, making
restitution for their law violation
through the probation system.
This costs one-fourth as much as
keeping a man in jail!
Dramatic proof of how effec
tively such men can respond when
given a chance was shown in Illi
nois during World War II. After
a careful screening of prisoners,
3,036 were paroled to the armed
forces. Approximately 100 of these
parolees became noncommissioned
officers, and only about 50 of the
3,036 were ever returned to
custody. Many others achieved
honors for outstanding service
records in all branches.
According to the association
director, Eugene S. Zemans:
"Prison is at best an abnormal
community. If the public isn't in
terested and willing to spend
money on better probation serv
ices or to provide rehabilitation
in prison, including therapy, con
structive employment, counseling,
and vocational training the men
are bound to come out worse than
they went in."
As a social worker who has
studied prisons both abroad and
throughout this country, Zemans
knows what he's talking about.
He knows that every taxpayer is
a victim of crime even if he's
never felt the cold jab of a gun
at his back. He knows, too, what
it means for a man to step out of
prison, feeling that he's paid his
penalty and can start afresh, only
to find road-blocks of social os
tracism in every direction. It is
at this moment that a man most
needs the philosophy of the John
Howard Association: "If we want
a man to be a worthwhile citizen,
we've got to treat him like one!"
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Behind the landscaped gardens at Illinois' Stateville penitentiary
stand furniture and soap factories where inmates are taught a trade.
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he can find work related to the trade he learned in prison workshops.
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