In the text, the author discusses how he was likely not accepted to several graduate programs because of his incarcerated status. Do you think this is fair? Do you want think a person's criminal record should have any impact on their consideration for academic programs? Why or why not?

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Jean Collier

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4 August, 15:27

In the text, the author discusses how he was likely not accepted to several graduate programs because of his incarcerated status. Do you think this is fair? Do you want think a person's criminal record should have any impact on their consideration for academic programs? Why or why not?

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Camila Clay · Answer 1

1. It is not fair that a person is denied the possibility of studying and getting a formal education, even if this person has commited a crime.

2. I think a person should be able to have the chance to study and get a formal education even if has criminal records. It is a good thing that the government has specific programs that consider people in jail. This does not earase their sentence, but provides them an opportunity to improve their life.

3. A person should be considerate for academic programs even with a criminal record. This does not change the fact or erase the sentence that they have.

Explanation:

I believe a person should be able to have access to academic programs even if that person has criminal records. A person in jail has a lot of time, that is why giving a person a thing to look up for, like academic goals can lead to a better result curse of this person's life.

The text shows an example of a person that put his time at good use, this should be a consideration for people in prison. It could work even as a recovery program.