tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2357295247700266288..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Alternative Incarceration Center saves $2+ million per year in San AngeloGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11051548837426936852007-09-15T22:45:00.000-05:002007-09-15T22:45:00.000-05:00Alternatives to incarceration's rules are sometime...Alternatives to incarceration's rules are sometimes more difficult to comply with than the sentence to jail.<BR/><BR/>I know of someone that prefered to go to jail and get it over with in a short amount of time rather than cope with the "alternative" that lasted a long time.<BR/><BR/>Care must be taken that the alternative offered meet the need to protect public safety while providing an acceptable way for an individual to "pay their debt to society". Only then will the savings for the government be effecively realized.<BR/><BR/>I'm for alternatives. They can work and should be designed wisely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com