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I know that a large number of prisoners become repeat offenders after getting out of jail for the first time.I know that prison should not be a revolving door that people just keep going back and forth. The number of repeat offenders should lower. I also know that African Americans make up a large portion of the prisoners. I want to know why there is a large number of repeat offenders and if their would be a better solution to lower the number of offenders. I am curious as my aunt works in prison and I also know that we have a huge number of prisons in the US and I believe we should work to lower the number of people in prison. I am curious how other countries deal with their prisoners and if we as a country could learn how to lower numbers of repeat prisoners. There are many factors to take in account but three of the main factors, in my opinion, is race, home life, and economic standing. I feel prison would be better if we did not isolate so much and help reform them to be better parts of society. Some possible ways is to offer classes they can take, programs that can help them find housing and a job when they leave probation, or even classes that teach basic human kills such as cooking, cleaning, and taking care of themselves. Another solution would be the exact opposite make prison a nightmare by taking away everything and only letting them have the bare minimum. These are two very broad solutions but focusing in can find the good in both and the bad in both that may help come to the best solution.