7M in U.S. Jails, on Probation or Parole

AP and Breitbart ^ | 30 November 2006 | KASIE HUNT Associated Press

[shrinkermd]

FYI

[verity]

Boo Hoo!

[Vaquero]

7M in U.S. Jails, on Probation or Parole

...then I guess the system works?

[DB]

How many due to the WOD?

[battlegearboat]

A whole wad.

[poobear]

2.3%. Not enough I'd say!

[Drawsing]

Here is a comment for Bible students. Have you ever noticed that there was no provision for imprisonment or jails in the Mosaic laws for civil order? There was plenty of punishment, including execution, but no jails. Food for thought.

[Obie Wan]

OK so now we know where about half the illegals in the US are or have been.Now all we've got to do is find the other half !!!

[magslinger]

I wonder what the percentages would be like if illegals were left out?

[Obie Wan]

I doubt the "honest" number to your question would be made public because there are people in BOTH political parties who would rather not have it made public !!!

[magslinger]

I agree that the answer to my question is unlikely to come out, but believe it is due to the MSM's agenda, rather than what either party wants.

The MSM doesn't control as much info-flow as they used to, but they still manage to control a lot of what we see.

[zarf]

Most are related to the drug war I suspect.

[zarf]

These numbers are full of emotional racial and political fodder, however they don't ask the simple stuff like....what kinds of crimes have been committed and how many of those imprisoned are there on drug related offenses.

[org.whodat]

Do you ever do a search before you post??

[highbottom]

"2.3%. Not enough I'd say!"

Be careful what you ask for. You may find yourself amongst the 1 in 32.

Once get into the probation system (even for minor misdemeanors) it's very difficult to get out. The Judicial System is similar to the Mafia. Everyone has their hand out. If you violate while on probation; leave the county, receive a traffic citation, drink beer, you go straight to jail... Only to find yourself with additional fines, fee's and probationary programs, which all take money out of your pocket. I speak from experience, as I unfortunately performed a bodily function, while tailgating at football game. It has ruined my life. Laws have become so intrusive (with no regard for common sense) that normal law abiding citizens go to jail and find themselves on probation regularly. This type of Police State is not what our Founding Fathers had in mind.

[CharlesWayneCT]

or one in every 32 American adults

To be accurate, a LOT of them are not Americans, but are illegal immigrants.

[tatsinfla]

i forget who wrote the article i have read but it was about how we are writing so many new laws on a daily basis that we are criminalizing (spelling) our society. on any given day any of us are unknowingly breaking the law that could land us in jail, or on probation. it seems that we also have very overzealous prosecutors that will try any meaningless case out there just to get another notch in his belt. not caring for anyone else but themselves. there used to be a time when our court system was used for the good or protecting our citizens from the truly dangerous criminals.

[kellynla]

After we build walls on BOTH BORDERS,
all the illegals including the incarcerated(which account for ONE THIRD of all incarcerated) should be DEPORTED which will not only cut down on the cost but open up slots for AMERICAN criminals.
Why should we bear the cost of incarcerating other countries' criminals.

[Uncle Miltie]

It's working!

[poobear]

"Be careful what you ask for."

I hear you. I was referring to daily robberies, car jackings, pedophiles, murderers and in general perverts who roam freely without regard to law abiding citizens or the law period.

I'd like to see a few more percentage points in that regard behind bars.