what is the best way to decrease the prison population?

Answer 1

Stop imprisioning drug offenders

Answer 2

With the governments the way they are, I really don't know. They keep rewriting the laws to give the lawbreakers a better chance to stay out of prison. My personal belief is if they would do away with lethal injections and the electric chair and bring back good old public hangings, that would slow it down some and instead of letting the murderers sit for 10 to 20 years on death row and eat up tax dollars, if they are sentenced to death, set a date and put them to death and stop caulding them. They are murderers and I think once a sentence is passed, that they should go straight to the gallows. If more people could see a public hanging, a lot of crime would stop, but we have too many bleeding heart liberals in office that say it's inhumane. Was it inhumane for whoever it was sitting in that prison cell to go out and murder your next door neighbors little girl, or shoot the corner store's night attendant for $50.00? It was a total disregard for human life and it should be dealt with accordingly and swiftly. Sorry, sore subject, but you asked.

Answer 3

One new exciting trend is called house-arrest. The authorities tie on a leg-strap GPS device and they know the person's positions at all times. This is a very promissing but could be costly for the device. However, since it cost so much to house an inmate, I think I will be cost effective in the long run. The big question is wil the person commit a crime again and would society want a criminal living among them.

Answer 4

The psychopathic killers, rapists and child molesters cannot be rehabilitated, and they are of no use to themselves or society, so I think they need to be quietly put to sleep.
Why? Because the average person can live well on the amount of money it costs to keep a prisoner.
We need to USE the death penalty. Oh, I've heard all the rhetoric about playing god, etc. To those people I say: we are ALL going to die someday-- homicide victims die a crueler death than a person who is given a lethal injection, so eliminate the ghoul.

Answer 5

Build more Prisons, Make a prison a Private Business, Capitol punishment on Major offenses, Do not legalize drugs, Offer better rehabilitation for subjects who get out of jail, stricter fines for misdemeanors.

Answer 6

Better quality of public schools.

Make college and university accessible to everyone by offering student loans that cover fees and living expenses.

Execute violent criminals.

Community service for the rest.

No more need for prisons.

Answer 7

Seriously meting out punishment the first time an offender commits a crime would deter many. There is one country that throws you in jail for life if caught with drugs and also cuts your hand off if caught stealing. Their crime rate is really low. Imagine that.

Answer 8

Employment.

Meaningful pay for work.

Affordable housing.

A long review of the criminal codes along with a serious revision of many laws that impose unreasonable punishment for trivial issues.

And the most controversial proposal: Birth Control.

Answer 9

People get raised correctly by their parents and never go to jail. It sounds hard but if you learn right from wrong it would lower the prison population quite dramatically.

Answer 10

Criminals could stop doing crime, but I would hold out much for that happening, crime is so profitable with next to no overhead expenses. Sure, there are risks, but what in life isn't a risk, even legit things.

Answer 11

Ever heard of the death penalty?

Five to twenty for first serious offense, twenty to life for second, and death for third. Suddenly there would be a large drop in the crime rate.
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