Good start Shiner. Lots of common sence proposals there. I would also
add (and this is a by product of the "defund the police" rhetoric) substantial funding for mental health treatment. The vast majority of people in prison are there becasue they are mentally ill which is why they are so socially maladjusted and are unable to work and/or so anti social that crime becomes a way of life. And also for effective drug and alcohol addiction treatment. The amount of economic and social capital wasted due to untreated mental health and drug/alcohol issues and the attendant costs in building and maintainig prisons is enormous and if we could get a handle on these problems and incredibly costly non solutions we would be a long way to paying for universal health care.
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Posted: 01/11/2021 at 1:51PM