[Reaganwuzthebest]

The recidivism rate is kind of high among criminals, while rehabilitation has been a failure. Let's hope these people aren't reintegrated to commit more crimes against us.

[F16Fighter]

An estimated 160,000...violent offenders [shall be released to once again infect society soon].

I'm guessing none will be cut loose in Malibu CA., Hyannisport Mass., or in John Ashcroft's own neighborhood.

[Clara Lou]

ensure public safety and reduce victimization by helping returning offenders become productive members of their communities, providing education, job and life skills training, and substance abuse treatment, while carefully monitoring their activities after release.
This is pie-in-the-sky fertilizer.

[Clara Lou]

AG Ashcroft Announces Nationwide Effort To Reintegrate Offenders Back Into Communities
"Reintegrate back"? That's redundant. More edjumucashun is what we need here.

[Red Jones]

my hat is off to whoever came up with this idea and pushed it into action. If that was Ashcroft, then he's a great guy. Ashcroft, unlike many others, is a christian, his christianity is showing if this initiative is his.

[LiberteeBell]

Yeah, gotta get those Serious and Violent Offenders out of prisons to make room for all the pot heads.

[NormsRevenge]

Socialism has "From the Cradle to the Grave"

Compassionate Conservatism has "From the Gulag to the Grave"

DemoRats have "Stay in Da Dam' Ghetto"

[Sonny M]

I think to many people have missed a point here. Violent criminals do not nesessarily spend there entire lives in prison or get executed, this may shock some, but eventually most of them, do get released. Wether they do 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 or 25 years, alot of these people do get out. This program looks more to me like damage control. Sort of, I can't keep them in prison, maybe I can supervise them, and try and make them integrate into society. If not, then they hurt somone else, and go back. You have to be pragmatic, if a guy is going to get out of prison, he is going to get out, period. You can either let him out and do nothing and deal with the high recidivism rate, or you can let him out, but before he leaves and after, try and work with helping him make something of himself.