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A large amount of tax money, about 1/3 in each state, goes toward maintaining the current corrections system. If nonviolent drug offenses were released on probation and into a treatment program, the number of young offenders in prisons in this country would be reduced by more than 400%.
Why haven't lawmakers addressed the huge amount of money being invested in a broken prison system whose recidivism rate is ridiculously high? What is the purpose of incarcerating young, nonviolent offenders? It's not as if they are rehabilitated, in fact, they often leave the system worse than when they entered. It seems to me that this is a huge issue that no one talks about. I see students arrested for minor drug offenses carted off in handcuffs, only to return a few months later with violent tendencies whereas before they had been regular kids.
Anyone familiar with Arizona's policy on nonviolent drug offenders? That one seems to be different. Does it work?
What are your thoughts on the prison system? Do you think it is an effective punishment/deterrent?
Why haven't lawmakers addressed the huge amount of money being invested in a broken prison system whose recidivism rate is ridiculously high? What is the purpose of incarcerating young, nonviolent offenders? It's not as if they are rehabilitated, in fact, they often leave the system worse than when they entered. It seems to me that this is a huge issue that no one talks about. I see students arrested for minor drug offenses carted off in handcuffs, only to return a few months later with violent tendencies whereas before they had been regular kids.
Anyone familiar with Arizona's policy on nonviolent drug offenders? That one seems to be different. Does it work?
What are your thoughts on the prison system? Do you think it is an effective punishment/deterrent?