Solutions Online Think Tank-American Prisons-a Five Fold Dilemma (Drugs,Gangs,Juvenile Offenders, Me

American Prisons-a Five Fold Dilemma (Drugs,Gangs,Juvenile Offenders, Mental Illness and Sex Offenders) – Released to Communities. ***** The American Prison System is plagued with alarming problems regarding the inmates. What is even more alarming is the fact that each year a great number of inmates with serious issues and influences are released to American communities without sufficient support services to help them to reintegrate. Some of the issues concerning prson inmates are particularly disturbing. For example: According a national Report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics included the following: An estimated 12% of youth in state juvenile facilities and large non-state facilities (representing 3,220 youth nationwide) reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another youth or facility staff in the past 12 months or since admission, if less than 12 months. • About 2.6% of youth (700 nationwide) reported an incident involving another youth, and 10.3% (2,730) reported an incident involving facility staff. ******* These programs are designed to offer tangible solutions to the critical issues that are challenging the quality of life in various populations. We invite forward thinkers, entrepreneurs and solutions oriented talkers to engage in meaningful problem solving. These episodes may be forwarded to government officials (or other interested entities) to let them review solutions oriented discussions.