tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2320979160865721895..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Georgia latest southern state pushing de-incarceration reformsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46069463831955713422012-01-05T12:02:58.070-06:002012-01-05T12:02:58.070-06:00The more prisons fill up, the less programs are av...The more prisons fill up, the less programs are available, until, with prisons way over occupancy levels, the only programs available are Bible Study, including maybe English/literacy, and maybe if you're lucky, GED.<br /><br />Of course, parole for good behavior would be a great way to cut prison populations, and you could save a lot by substituting even strict Probation and Parole services to start with. Much better than dumping someone out at the end of a long, full-term sentence with no follow-up, but hey, that's "truth in sentencing" laws.<br /><br />What's insane to me is that with a new Conservative Party government here in Canada, they are pushing through Parliament a crime bill that implements everything de-incarceration reformers in the US are doing away with: three-strikes laws, mandatory minimums, higher penalties for small drug crimes, more juveniles in custody, etc. A budgetary catch is that the Provinces (States) pay most of the bills for this law the Federal government wants. The fact that there is lots of evidence that it won't work, and only "gut feeling" that it's good is not important when you have a majority of seats in the House of Commons.Arachne646https://www.blogger.com/profile/14855631604555443584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-17566131601880806112012-01-04T18:49:21.405-06:002012-01-04T18:49:21.405-06:00The Texas Legislature, of course, as Grits readers...The Texas Legislature, of course, as Grits readers know, allowed our prisons to fill up again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35840722084831241422012-01-04T13:01:45.596-06:002012-01-04T13:01:45.596-06:00How about lessening the punishment time for model ...How about lessening the punishment time for model prisoners with inordinately long prison sentences?<br /><br />Inmates are all encouraged to participate in trade courses, rehabilitation courses and programs yet they sure don't count for anything when it comes to release on parole. Years of clean discplinary sure doesn't count either.<br />Letter of support even from Wardens and offers of a job upon release sure doesn't count for anything. It's all for nothing but dashed hopes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com