I guess I missed that one in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
I didn't see the part of the article that mentions the substantial drop in national crime rates when more prisons were built.
More "Midnight Basketball" type fixes seem to be in store.
This needs a Barf Alert.
Tell that to the family who comes home to find their home burglarized. Tell that to the man or woman on the street who is mugged.
Tell that to the person who has his/her car stolen.
Any crime committed while under the influence is to be forgiven.
Most of the problems mentioned above can be traced back to the lack of control over our borders. I don’t see it having anything to do with our prison system. We can’t allow drugs and criminals to spread to every city before we start trying to fight them. That makes no sense at all but it is what we do.