Jack Lawrence
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And if they want to change, they need to make the choice to do that for themselves.
And to that, I wouldn't disagree.
But as Junior says, even for those people who want to do that, the prison in some ways stops them and won't allow them to better themselves or to take classes.
That's kind of my beef with the education system as well because kids aren't really set up to deal with that stuff.
It's, you know, kids are just, you know, given books and stuff and said, oh, you know, learn this information.
But they're not actually taught about life skills.
And I suppose that's the same within prison.
They don't teach you life skills.
Okay, this is what you're going to need to learn.
Yeah, it's the same in Florida as well, because another inmate has the same exact argument.
It gives you a sense of purpose as well.
Of course, inside prisons, there are some jobs available to inmates.
Work that they can undertake to occupy their days, learn some new skills, and of course, earn a little bit of money.
And when I say little, I mean a little.
You hear about prison on the outside and anyone with a bit of money or, you know, anyone buying too much store or whatever becomes a target from inside the prison, you know, for other inmates that don't have as much.