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To: Kaslin

The Bible is much more focused on fining the culprit in a crime, or possible community service for those types of crimes, i.e. chain gangs. But we make imprisonment too attractive, too easy on the offender. Get rid of cable, get rid of exercise machines, make them do some of the chain gang work, gardens, etc. and you will see populations go down also. I would love to see where the prison population is actually going down, maybe Arizona?


5 posted on 05/21/2014 10:00:17 AM PDT by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)
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To: wbarmy

“But we make imprisonment too attractive, too easy on the offender.”

If someone worked for the prison industry, would they want the recidivism rate to be high or low? Think about what goes on in prisons and why the people in charge might like it that way.

Freegards


8 posted on 05/21/2014 10:26:41 AM PDT by Ransomed
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To: wbarmy

Violent offenders get light sentences or are rereleased.

Nonviolent offenders are housed because they generate money for the State.


10 posted on 05/21/2014 11:47:20 AM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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