[Bellflower]

I wonder how many people would be in prison, if everyone who has done anything that is illegal, was caught while doing it. How many people have not driven with a little too much alcohol in their blood and where would they be if they had accidentally killed someone under the influence? Thousands and thousands of people leave bars everyday over the legal limit and can thank God that they haven't gotten into trouble. How many people have used or even sold to their friend marijuana or drugs in their youths, or tried shop lifting, even once? And the list goes on, if a person really thought about how many times in their life they did something that may have been illegal, but thankfully, were not caught.

Many people belong in prison, but few would not be there if all was known. The point I am making is maybe so many of us shouldn't seem quite so self righteous, remember that, but by the grace of God, there goes I, and try to muster up a little more compassion for those who legally have failed, but been caught at it. They are all not all bad, and some of them are fairly decent people who got caught doing that one bad thing. There are even a very few that are in prison who really aren't guilty of the crime that they have been accused of, though of course, by far most are.

[RowdyFFC]

Your point is rather moot since people who are not caught, are not in prison, but should be? WTH?

I have plenty of compassion for the needy who’ve never committed crimes but lost the jobs, or became ill and thus their homes and deserve a hand up.

I have plenty of compassion for the children whose families use them for ‘horses’ to sell their drugs or steal. Who after 60 days have to go right back into the same situation with no hope in sight. Their families are not victims, but the perps, which is the majority of cases.

I am speaking to habitual criminals and their families who helped put them there and routinely wind up there themselves. Which is the majority of inmates, who ARE guilty.

And just for your information, it is NOT the service provider who sets the rates, it is the city, county, or state facilities that set their rates depending on how much money THEY want to bring in to support their facilities. I can set their rates at as low as 2 cents a minute and still make plenty of money on the volume of calls rather than price gouging.