Prison overcrowding is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in prisons in a jurisdiction exceeds the capacity for prisoners.The issues associated with prison overcrowding are not new, and have been brewing for many years. During the United States’ War on Drugs, the states were left responsible for solving the prison overcrowding issue with a limited amount of money. Moreover, federal prison populations may increase if states adhere to federal policies, such as mandatory minimum sentences. On the other hand, the Justice Department provides billions of dollars a year…
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Response rates from 271 Aontu voters.
38% Yes |
62% No |
24% Yes |
50% No |
7% Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
6% No, we should build more prisons |
7% Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
5% No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
1% No, transfer them to under crowded prisons instead |
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It greatly depends on the crime, fraud and burglary and and scamming and stuff is horrible but other stuff isn’t so bad
@9ZHTGD6 1mo1MO
Prisions are devided based on gender. Some prisoners may be more violent towards the opposite sex or even children. Therefore the individual cases should be marked as safe or unsafe by qualified psycologists. The circumstances of the crimes should then be reviewed by more than one judge with the psycological evaluations before release is enacted.
@9ZHSML91mo1MO
It depends on the severity of the crime that was committed. There is a big difference between shoplifting and stealing millions of Euro.
@9ZH95KB1mo1MO
Yes, provided that they complete some sort of community service and also are checking in with their social workers making sure they get the rehabilitation they need
@9ZBD2X41mo1MO
If theyre convicted of a crime against minors then they shouldn’t be released but for anything else non violent they should be released
@9ZB5PDH1mo1MO
i feel that in order for this to work an in depth series of tests and checkups needs to be done on such prisoners and that they are in the position to get out of prison and get jobs for themselves to keep them out of trouble or causing further harm
@9Z9Z22V1mo1MO
This is such a complex and nuanced question. There should be active reform opportunities given to prisoners, and ways in which the prisoner can prove that what their crime is will not be repeated
@9Z9QT4S1mo1MO
Yes but they should perform community service daily and we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners
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