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Let My People Go

View the article here 02/17/2009 By Gabriel Dobbs Although many Americans have lost their life savings, their homes and their jobs, the economic recession has had a beneficial effect for some of the most down and out members of our society: convicts. No, they aren?t scooping up securities and bonds from the bargain aisle, and no, they won?t be getting plasma T.V.?s paid for by the recent stimulus package. Their reward is more valuable to them than even $787 billion ? freedom. Facing a budget deficit of $42 billion over the next 17 months, a three judge panel in California has ordered the state to reduce its overcrowded prison population by as many as 55,000 prisoners (approx. 1/3 of the more than 150,000 prisoners in California). Although many non-violent offenders will be released out of financial necessity, their early exoneration raises the question: Why are these prisoners locked up in the first place? Shouldn?t criminals be incarcerated out of social necessity, rather than economic luxury? The following anecdotal policies exemplify what is wrong with a system that locks up too many Americans unnecessarily...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 17, 2009 (boomark / email).