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Old 08-04-2022, 11:14 AM   #41
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Originally Posted by SailinAway View Post
If this were true, U.S. prisons would not be clogged with repeat offenders. They would be doing "less of what is punished" upon release. The facts:

(1) "As the world leader in incarceration, the U.S. locks up more people per capita than any other nation."

(2) The U.S. has one of the highest [recidivism rates in the world]: 76.6% of prisoners are rearrested within five years."

Why? Because in the U.S. criminal justice system, the emphasis is on punishment rather than rehabilitation.

Source: "Recidivism Imprisons American Progress," Harvard Political Review. https://harvardpolitics.com/recidivi...ican-progress/
I could argue that if the recidivism rate is that high, keeping them behind bars would cut that rate to 0%.

Law abider's right's, IMHO, are more valuable to protect than trying to rehab habitual offenders.
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