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Prison Inmates Face Problem Gambling Potential
ALBERTA, CANADA --
Canadian researchers studying inmate patterns have found that prisoners' problem gambling issues can be created or exacerbated while in prison. Two scholars from the University of Alberta conducted a survey of correctional officers from both Nevada and Utah, and found stays behind bars may develop a blooming compulsive gambling issue for inmates upon release.
D.J. Williams and Gordon Walker used interviews with guards from both the state with the loosest gaming laws and a state that permits absolutely no gambling to observe the potential for trouble for recently released convicts. Their study, which is published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, says there are not enough support programs to help inmates deal with problem gambling that arises as a result of their prison time.
Prison sociologists say gambling is rampant behind bars, with everything from stamps to cigarettes used as currency. The gaming becomes a method to deal with interminable boredom, and draws those who may never have gambled before.
Correctional officers interviewed say authorities assume gambling issues would be properly addressed by umbrella programs designed to help inmates reintegrate into society, but that there is a need for specific gambling programs.
According to the researchers, problem gambling issues are often a cause of a failure to avoid future criminal behavior, and must be dealt with if inmates are to have a chance to avoid future incarceration.
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