Depriving people of the opportunity to obtain job and life skills not only further punish and hamstring the individual, it also threatens public safety by increasing the likelihood that the individual re-offend.
Watson Coleman emphasizes the importance of job skills for reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety.
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