Deonna Lynn BanksOhio Christian UniversityAuthor's NoteThis article was prepared for English Composition 1 EN101, taught by: Instructor Mark CuthbersonWhy is the prison system failing in the country? The justice system has made many billions of dollars from criminal activity in America. The International Center for Prison Studies estimates that America imprisons 716 people for every hundred thousand citizens. $75 billion was spent on the federal, state and local prison systems. Yet some say: Build more prisons and bigger prisons and give longer sentences to nonviolent offenders. The remand centers were built with three functions in mind. To punish criminals, rehabilitate the offender before release, hoping that no further crimes are committed and to protect the innocent. If the prison system were a form of punishment, nearly seventy percent of all inmates would not have returned to prison more than twice in their lifetime. Clearly, the intended lesson is not learned. Instead, still teachable young adults are transformed into hard core....