Prison reform in the context of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

I’m still thinking about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, but this time, I’d like to explore how that concept can be applied to prisons, or what are formally known as “correctional facilities”. As I’ve mentioned in a past post, the US has the highest incarceration rate in the world and one of the highest recidivism rates in the world at 60% or better.

As more prisons are privatized, the prison system in the United States has become a cash cow for the companies and unions that run them. Our correctional facilities have a revolving…