Freedom in any society is a condition directly related to compliance with the rules, regulations, and laws of the society. This right granted to citizens by the Constitution is surrendered by those who choose to ignore and trample on the set of standards and behaviors necessary for a society to maintain order and avoid anarchy. When the loss of freedom is the tool used to punish this segment of society, prison becomes the tool used to implement the various restrictions on freedom provided by law for each individual. Citizens who find themselves incarcerated in prison will be exposed to a completely different environment than those in free society. Additionally, there is a psychological impact on those who are reintroduced into society after serving long-term sentences, an impact that many believe contributes to the high rates of recidivism in the United States. The criminal justice system with all its connected internal mechanisms may not address all the concerns within and without our current prison system, but just as we have improved our prisons from the past, we will continue to improve and implement new techniques and design precise programs in our future prisons. The saying, crime doesn't pay, probably had more meaning a century ago, when the justice system and prison officials focused on the idea that harsh punishment was the best deterrent against crime. Punishment in prisons was much more than just loss of liberty, it involved chain gangs, forced labor, the hole, and other inhumane treatment designed to drive away potential criminals and subdue actual criminals. Today, Jeremy Bentham's theory that punishment must outweigh the benefits of crime is only addressed through the loss of freedoms. Prison...... middle of paper...... I Law Enforcement Bulletin: http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/law-enforcement-bulletin/july-2010/ cell-phones -as prison contrabandColey, R. J., & Barton, P. E. (2006). Locked Out and Locked Out: An Educational Perspective on the United States Prison Population. Princeton New Jersey: Center for Policy Evaluation and Research. Retrieved April 28, 2012, from http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PIC-LOCKEDUP.pdfHanson, DJ (2010). Effectiveness of DARE Retrieved from Alcohol Problems and Solutions: http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/youthissues/1059145293.htmlMcDonnell, B.. (2011). Improve public safety through prisoner reentry programs. Ripon Forum, 45(2), 6-7. Retrieved April 29, 2012, from ProQuest Social Science Journals. (Document ID: 2387305821). Seiter, R. P. (2011). Corrections and introduction. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.