I'm trying to work out why this article bothers me so much in writing this, so forgive me if it doesn't really have a cohesive point. I think that prisoners should get all the help that they need, so I'm not upset about that. If this program can help people, it works for me. I think the part that bothers me is that in the entire article, traumatic brain injury therapy is mentioned so many times, but is not explained even once. What is brain injury therapy? How is knowing that someone has a brain injury supposed to be helpful in helping them cope with life? What are these therapists telling these prisoners about their brain trauma? Does it justify the cost? Is it just about seeing prisoners differently? The article somehow makes something that very little is known about (brain injuries) and makes it seem like there's a cure for it if there's enough money thrown at it. Even the prisoners seem to know that the answer isn't that simple.
It's a little weird that they're using that term, when counseling seems to work just fine. Every case is unique, so treatment is on a patient by patient basis and can range the spectrum of from mild depression to anger management to cognitive behavioral therapy.