In my opinion, prisons exist to protect Society (which includes criminals themselves) from those who would commit physical harm against persons or property and from chronic, repeat non-violent offenders who could simply be an excessive burden on the police, courts, insurance companies, etc
It is neither just nor cost-effective to punish non-violent offenders with jail time. Society can instead give them fines, list them on registries, make them do community service, monitor their movements, etc.
With the federal debt soaring to new heights, does the mass incarceration in the United States even make sense?
It is neither just nor cost-effective to punish non-violent offenders with jail time. Society can instead give them fines, list them on registries, make them do community service, monitor their movements, etc.
With the federal debt soaring to new heights, does the mass incarceration in the United States even make sense?
