I agree and think that's fair game. Personally, I would not buy any product that I knew was made in a prison. So let's move to end the practice. The thing is now we have all these inmate sitting around... now what? I'd prefer to see them doing public works myself and not making anyone money.
That is a reasonable compromise. The chance to leave the prison to do work cleaning public parks should only be for prisoners on their way to Good Behavior release or on lesser charges. People who are in for life for crimes like charles manson...no outside for them. For the prisoners who are left I haven't schooled myself in psychology but this might be something to try for certain individuals for assault and manslaughter(I don't know what to do with full out murderers though.
I thought it was sarcasm I have a horrible time reading moods through letters.
That is the theory, but the execution of the model hasn't been particularly productive to date.
I agree but how do you change from the imperfect model to a more realistic model? As a taxpayer, how much are you willing to pay to see this improved?
I would like my taxes diverted more towards structure repair(Our highways and bridges are falling apart!) But I would give more after other reforms to our tax cuts favored towards the rich.
Apologies. I just got the whiff that you didn't think vast swaths of the prison population should be in jail.
Its fine, but no I do want people who are causing absolute disturbance in society need to be removed and reformed.
What? I'm in Canada. We have a revolving door on our prisons and remand centers. Recidivism rates are abysmal and in theory, the only way out of that cycle is through education.
I apologize, I never knew this. And I agree that education is the only way out of this horrible cycle.
It's against Federal Law in virtually all countries on the planet. That's why, though I do agree that incarcerating people for small quantities of pot is mean spirited.
Not just mean spirited but a ridiculous criminalization of a plant.
Well, maybe if they understood that pot wasn't worth the time, they might change their behavior. Another unsavory side to this is that a rather lot of people who find themselves on the wrong side of the law are not the smartest inhabitants on the planet. Education can be a vexing process for such individuals and for educators alike.
Its 50% cunning and 50% luck. Smoking or ingesting weed is not a dumb thing to do anymore than drinking, in moderation its a wonderful relaxation hobby. But I agree that many are willfully ignorant and the process will be long process but I don't know other options we have?