Those other countries are less concerned with crime, which is bunk; or Americans are uniquely tempted by and addicted to crime, which is also bunk; or there is something fundamentally amiss in the U.S. criminal-justice system (bingo).
Conrad Black was interviewed for the Limbaugh Letter recently. It would seem that BOTH Republicans and Democrats would do something about this issue. It would suggest that the parties are too much the same. 3 strikes passed here in Calif. There is nothing wrong with saying it should be reconsidered.On the other hand I don’t feel sorry for someone who is dumb enough to end up in the clink.
I recently had an acquaintence go to prison where I have visited on several occasions.
The people who are in prison are not functioning adults and from what I have seen they will never be functioning adults in a complex modern society.
That said, they don’t seem to be bad people.
I think we have quite a few uninhabited islands that we should provide shelter and food and drop them off there.
These islands are uninhabited mainly due to being too far away to be economically viable. They actually have decent climates.