Criminal rehabilitation is gaining popularity among many who are forward thinking. Such forms of rehabilitation can help to reduce the number of repeating offenders who return to jail as they fail to adapt to life outside the jail. Criminal rehabilitation can also help to solve some of the more serious cases, such as sexual offenders who may continue their ways after being released, preying on women or children. It can help to solve the problem of overcrowding in most prisons. The criminal population continues to grow, and the state would need to spend more on facilities to house criminals Rehabilitation also ensures that inmates are socially well adjusted. Psychological assessments are being made to test their mental or physical disabilities that lead to their incarceration in the first place. Should the inmates be ready and willing to accept counseling and assessment, many could return to society as relatively well-balanced individuals Criminal rehabilitation has many positive benefits and can impact the lives of many inmates as well as their families, it can help in resolving wider social issues as well, such as reducing discrimination and stigma