Often in libertarian mediums of discussion, the prison industrial complex and its implications on future generations is talked about. While it is true that the war on drugs greatly contributes to the mass incarceration here in the states, placing blame solely on poor drug policy isn’t helping the discussion that much.
In reality, there isn’t one clear cut reason as to why the criminal justice system is the way it is today. It’s a combination of poor policy decisions made over the course of the last half of the 20th century. One of the policies contributing to the amount of Americans behind bars is our embarrassingly long prison sentences.
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Iran and other middle eastern countries.
Wow! What a scary place! I think I will raise my Kidd, Bible in Hand! Amen! Bring us peace Jesus Christ!
If You Commit the Crime, You Do The Time!!!!!!!!!
Tell me again which country is greater than the US because of their lower rate/length of incarceration? That’s what I thought. I can actually make the argument, and a better argument at that, that the US is a better country BECAUSE of these things.
Change the pnishment, you steal, get you hand cut off, ect ect. Thats what other countries do right ?
It’s s business
Compare our prisons to Mexico, China, Iran, India, any third world or despotic regime.
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we all need to be reminded as to why never go against the everything allergy population, they are allowed with their citizenship in this country to get everything for free, they are allergic to work stupid… that is why slaves.. How does this affect social security and unemploment is the true question..
Why don’t we just stop the hell comparing ourselves to the rest of the world? Just because the rest of the world does things differently, it doesn’t mean it is better!
Janice, I am with you; if there were tougher sentences commuted for murder, as in, the murderer (not self defense) being executed for murder, there would be fewer murders happening.