A recent study by the prestigous Pew Research firm shows that one in every 31 adults in the United States is in the corrections system, which includes jail, prison, probation and supervision, more than double the rate of a quarter century ago. The report was released in March of 2009. While the study did not touch on the long-term consequences of those with a criminal record or rates of recidivism, a consequence of going through the penal system...