The National Institute of Justice, an arm of the Federal government that researches crime and produces its findings, has an excellent piece on the criminal justice system and deterrence.
In five points, it sums up several things that I have been saying for a while now.
Primarily, PRISON IS NOT A DETERRENT FOR CRIME.
Not only is it incredibly harmful, It’s a tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars that doesn’t keep anyone safer and only serves to break down communities.
If Judges and Prosecutors want an assembly line to keep them working and in power, the current criminal justice system is working as intended.
It’s no wonder that the Michigan Department of Corrections is having trouble keeping employees and people are going on strike. With excessive and mandatory overtime, they’re tired of being prisoners, too.
Read the article here.
