A Look at Indiana's Purposeful Incarceration Program
Purposeful Incarceration an Alternative to Traditional Incarceration The whole idea behind prison, accurately called the Department of Corrections, is to get offenders to a point where they will not re-offend. It has been a challenge for prisons all over the nation. Too many times an offender enters the prison only to be released and then return some months later. In 2009, Indiana started a new program called Purposeful Incarceration. The idea was designed to…