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Old 06-16-2016, 08:50 PM
 
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They are over crowded,unsafe,barbic,dirty and we have the most prisoners in the world.And prisons have a history of making offenders come worse then they were,so cleary it was never ment for rehabiliation.I recently visited my grandmother in a rural area and found out their building a prison in her quiet little town.Their soo many prisons why waste our hard earned tax money on prisons and not schools?
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Old 06-16-2016, 09:51 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Because "privatized" prisons make money for political cronies and insiders, that's why.

It's not about what's good for America, it's all about what's good for corporate bottom lines.

All at taxpayer expense, of course.
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Old 06-16-2016, 09:53 PM
 
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I wish they'd just build a bunch of halfway houses in your grandmothers town and put them there.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:25 PM
 
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I wish they'd just build a bunch of halfway houses in your grandmothers town and put them there.
Why not schools,why prisons?Have we went from funding schools to funding prisons?
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:29 PM
 
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Why not schools,why prisons?Have we went from funding schools to funding prisons?
Is your plan to stop putting people in prisons or to stop prosecuting them altogether?

If your plan is just less prison sentences and going with an alternative like halfway house, I'm fine with that as long as they put most violent offenders in your grandmothers town (assuming she doesn't live near me).

What was your plan?
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:36 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Is your plan to stop putting people in prisons or to stop prosecuting them altogether?

If your plan is just less prison sentences and going with an alternative like halfway house, I'm fine with that as long as they put most violent offenders in your grandmothers town (assuming she doesn't live near me).

What was your plan?
His plan was nonsensical talking points.
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Old 06-16-2016, 10:47 PM
 
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Why not schools,why prisons?Have we went from funding schools to funding prisons?
Many of those people have known violence their entire lives, that's all they will ever know.

That said I'm all for legalizing drugs, clearly the "war on drugs" is lost cause. Remove the non violent offenders and It will free up space for longer sentences for the violent prisoners.
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:03 PM
 
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Is your plan to stop putting people in prisons or to stop prosecuting them altogether?

If your plan is just less prison sentences and going with an alternative like halfway house, I'm fine with that as long as they put most violent offenders in your grandmothers town (assuming she doesn't live near me).

What was your plan?
No my plan is close some prisons down and instead focus on housing violent offenders or those convincted of violent crimes.And I believe a better alternative can be non violent offenders and those who violate parole/probation can instead be paying a certain required fees(this would cover court costs)and rather then housing them in a half way house we can have them be on house arrest this way they can be with their family memebers.For those who are homeless then a halfway house can be an alternative.But I can agree on less prison sentences and using a halfway house as alternative.Just like I believe those who violate probation or parole shouldnt be going to prison espically if they didnt catch a charge.They can instead be required to perform community services like each week speak to trouble youth in the juvenile system this can deter crime and clean neighborhoods.
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Old 06-16-2016, 11:05 PM
 
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Many of those people have known violence their entire lives, that's all they will ever know.

That said I'm all for legalizing drugs, clearly the "war on drugs" is lost cause. Remove the non violent offenders and It will free up space for longer sentences for the violent prisoners.
AGREE!!!
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Old 06-17-2016, 12:02 AM
 
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They are over crowded,unsafe,barbic,dirty and we have the most prisoners in the world.And prisons have a history of making offenders come worse then they were,so cleary it was never ment for rehabiliation.I recently visited my grandmother in a rural area and found out their building a prison in her quiet little town.Their soo many prisons why waste our hard earned tax money on prisons and not schools?
There's 380,000 illegals in jails and prisons. Deport or execute these fools so we can stop paying for their 3 meals and cable tv.
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