Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer:

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.