Call me a compassionate conservative ... this sums up how I feel about someone who breaks the law. When I read the article and saw: "... when you consider that North Carolina's prison population is 30 percent over capacity, ..." I immediately thought why NC wasn't closing more prisons to save money. 30% over capacity sounds a tad bit comfortable in my book. Stack the scum on top of each other and warehouse them. Feed them gruel, once a day!
"Call me a compassionate conservative ... this sums up how I feel about someone who breaks the law. When I read the article and saw: "... when you consider that North Carolina's prison population is 30 percent over capacity, ..." I immediately thought why NC wasn't closing more prisons to save money. 30% over capacity sounds a tad bit comfortable in my book. Stack the scum on top of each other and warehouse them. Feed them gruel, once a day!"
You obviously have never been in a correctional facility, and know even less about prisons or you would have never made such a cavalier and uninformed statement. I am not a member of the "hug a thug" club by a long shot, but what you suggest is both unfeasible and dangerous, to both staff and inmates. Now as regards this prisoner he shouldn't be out. His disciplinary record and ability to conform to societal rules according to other sources is shaky. He would most likely reoffend . If you feel Prisoners are coddled(and in many ways they are) fine , lets talk about changing that. But, please don't fall back on the tired "lock em up and throw away the key, that'll learn em!" argument. It doesn't help, and HAS gotten prison cops (like me btw) injured and killed. I'm touchy about that, go figure
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