The expense of maintaining a police, court and detention business of
this magnitude is awful. Citizens are in prison, costing we taxpayers
large sums of money to give them food, shelter, clothing and medical
care, and in many cases doing the same for their spouses and children.
Through out various failings we cause and support this war against our
citizens.
The only answers I have are to eliminate dumb laws like the stupid War
on Drugs and to offer non-violent lawbreakers the option of prison
versus a decent job and a strict parole system so they can support
their families and gain a sense of self-worth.
Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations'
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: April 23, 2008
The United States has less than 5 percent of the world's population.
But it has almost a quarter of the world's prisoners.
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