The high rate of incarceration in U.S. may adversely affect health care, the economy of the country and will become a burden on society. In addition, the people already had poorer health outcomes, so continued expansion of jails and prisons further exacerbate the disparities among blacks, Latinos, and whites. The chances of reoffending would be decreased by increasing the awareness of substance-related outcomes among drug offenders. Improving the effectiveness of health care programs in correctional facilities and helping the offenders to reintegrate into their communities after release, will certainly decrease chances of reoffending. This in turn will decrease social problems, violence, and save lot of money for the government (Freudenberg, 2001).
