Comment on Capital punishment by anderaminela
In the same sense that Europe is the place which is going bankrupt, sure.
Federal use of private prisons is very limited; a few states, including Pennsylvania, the state where the two judges were caught taking bribes, lean on them pretty heavily. But that particular kind of corruption is not a national problem.
You're generalizing about a country the size of Europe based on a single piece of news.
Federal use of private prisons is very limited; a few states, including Pennsylvania, the state where the two judges were caught taking bribes, lean on them pretty heavily. But that particular kind of corruption is not a national problem.
You're generalizing about a country the size of Europe based on a single piece of news.
The point is that it's indicative of a trend.
The point is, the number of prisoners in america in
1980: 500 000
2012: 2500 000
That's a pretty huge increase right there. And the vast majority is doing time for non-violent crimes.
I'm just saying, when you start giving out harsher sentences, it doesn't deter crime. Probably even increases it because by focusing solely on the "punishment" aspect there's no rehabilitation of prisoners and they're more likely to become repeat offenders.
The point is, the number of prisoners in america in
1980: 500 000
2012: 2500 000
That's a pretty huge increase right there. And the vast majority is doing time for non-violent crimes.
I'm just saying, when you start giving out harsher sentences, it doesn't deter crime. Probably even increases it because by focusing solely on the "punishment" aspect there's no rehabilitation of prisoners and they're more likely to become repeat offenders.
A single datum is not a trend.
And yes. We overcriminalize things. That's a completely different subject than the debate about rehabilitation versus punishment.
And yes. We overcriminalize things. That's a completely different subject than the debate about rehabilitation versus punishment.