Posted on 01/10/2009 4:52:26 PM PST by metmom
NEW YORK — Their budgets in crisis, governors, legislators and prison officials across the nation are making or considering policy changes that will likely remove tens of thousands of offenders from prisons and parole supervision.
Collectively, the pending and proposed initiatives could add up to one of biggest shifts ever in corrections policy, putting into place cost-saving reforms that have struggled to win political support in the tough-on-crime climate of recent decades.
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Getting rid of the illegals is a good first step.
There are other solutions to crime than jail. In the case of robbery or personal property issues, have the perp make restitution. The Old Testament had a rate of 4 times the value of the property, IIRC.
Having the criminal work to pay back the person he offended might just go a long way to making him realize what it’s like to be on the receiving end.
He also does not end up with a jail term on his record.
The recidivism rate of car thieves in this state and across the country is by far the highest of any crime. But yah, let's slap them on the wrist and let them go. Do it again.
After all, they get away with it most of the time. Maybe they can pay me back with the proceeds from a couple of other heists.
What altitude are they letting them go at?
FOTFL. Not high enough....
The governor of WA state has recommended deportation as a way of reducing prison costs. I’m not sure if she is serious, since she is being sued by three unions for the proposed budget cuts and I’m pretty sure that she knew that she would be sued. I think that she is counting on the courts ordering a tax increase to pay for the budget shortfall.
I don't think it's a slap to the hand for anyone if done right though. To me, it's better for society to have a person working and taking care of their family and re-paying victims than being locked up to lay around and play basketball, while the tax payer foots the bill.
The elderly couple bilked out of their life savings haven't been subjected to violence but are hurt badly nonetheless.
The DUIs are probably mostly (I have no idea, just guessing) without victims, though when they have them the damage is probably severe. (We had a case here a few years back where a woman with a string of priors was out DUI again, and struck a woman out walking with her husband, killing the walker instantly.) So I would put this in the high risk category.
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