Some people feel that sending someone to prison only puts them around hardened criminals where they learn to be really bad.
Prisons are not the best living conditions. Inmates are frequently sexually abused by other inmates.
Many inmates have mental conditions. Many inmates were sexually abused as children.
Does it make sense to spend all that money, and risk having someone escape, by giving them a life sentence? Or is it better for society to execute the inmate and spend the money that it would have taken to house & feed them, to pay for social services to prevent the development of additional criminals?
Some argue that for 1st time offenders, its better to take the money spent on putting them in prison - and instead put them to work on community projects where they can learn job skills and self-pride.
The US has the highest rate of putting its citizens in prison than any other country. Who wants to raise taxes to pay for more prisons & more guards?
2007-01-27
14:26:04
·
19 answers
·
asked by
John Hightower
5