George W. Bush once said, “America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.” Reforms have been used throughout history to implement new regulations and make changes in order to improve the lives of those impacted. Before the Prison Reform Movement, the United States Prison system was overflowing. Anyone, who was jailed for any offense, big or small, was placed in the same prison. This means that a small child committing a minor offense could have been placed in the same prison, or even cell, as a sex offender. Also, the jails had horrendous conditions due to the lack of attention to prison and most prisoner were beat for no reason. The movement of prison reform has involved many important people and events, affected America economically, socially, politically, and has had success and failures throughout the span of the reform.…