@ISIDEWITHQuestionsCriminal Issues8yrs ago

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

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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52%
Yes
48%
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35%
Yes
34%
No
13%
Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis
11%
No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners
4%
Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet
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No, we should build more prisons
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No, transfer them to under crowded prisons instead

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 @8CGFHNJfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…4yrs4Y

maybe. it depdends on their case.

 @9GSLBCNfrom Bataan  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but they should be rehabilitated to adapt to society and be given work opportunities to feed themselves.

 @9DMPD5Hfrom Bataan  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but they should be put in rehabilitation centers instead to avoid them committing the same crime over again. Thus, this implies that they should invest more in rehabilitation centers.

 @968VFXTfrom Bohol  answered…2yrs2Y

yes but givee them skill based and education sutff

 @968V3BVfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes and perform community service and increase funding to offer education and skill building

 @968QTDHanswered…2yrs2Y

That depends on whether they choose to repeat their crimes again or not.

 @9672DQ2from Mindoro Occidental  answered…2yrs2Y

No, but we should let them serve the consequence of the crime that they commit. But at the same time we should have a thorough examination whether the crime was vicious and inhumane.

 @95KTQ4Cfrom Bataan  answered…2yrs2Y

It depends on what crime they are convicted, if a non-violent prisoner is convicted with a pretty serious crime then they should stay in jail

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Texas Offers Trump 1,400 Acres for His Mass Deportation Dream

Officials in Texas have offered President-elect Trump a 1,400-acre ranch for his mass deportation plan.Dawn Buckingham, land commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, said in a letter to Trump Tuesday that her office was “fully prepared” to work with federal agencies that are going to be involved in Trump’s immigration plan, and specifically deportation.Buckingham offered Trump a 1,402-acre lot in Starr County. The lot is owned by the Texas General Land Office and is roughly 35 miles west of McAllen, Texas.She said the agency is ready to work with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Border Patrol to build a facility on the land for “the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation’s history.”“I am committed to using every available means at my disposal to gain complete operational security of our border,” Buckingham wrote.The letter and offering of land were first reported by The Texas Tribune. Last month, the state bought the land along the U.S.-Mexico border and has plans to build a wall.In the letter, Buckingham criticized her predecessor for not allowing a border wall to be built on the property. Those actions “enabled cartel members and violent criminals to sexually abuse migrant women and children on this land,” she said.On Monday, Trump signaled he would declare an immigration national emergency and use military assets to support his mass deportation plan when he returns to office.

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