A statistical overview of crime and prisons covers the volume and costs of crime and the impact of incarceration policies on prison overcrowding, government budgets, and crime rates. The paper explains a key principle underlying 'common sense corrections': separating rehabilitatible inmates from the nonrehabilitatible using the criteria of responsible and irresponsible behavior. In this system, inmates would be taught 10 behaviors of a responsible citizen: hard work, payment of financial obligations, community service and participation, honorable behavior, respectful behavior, continual education, no drug abuse, no illegal activities, family communication and support, and commitment to responsible behavior. Specific ways that prisons could translate these precepts into programs are described. The paper explains another major component of rehabilitation, teaching ways of interrelating through weekly inmate meetings. Finally, a series of six progressive steps accomplishes the reintegration of rehabilitated inmates into society. Tables, over 50 references, and recommendations from the National Task Force on Prison Industries.