This is more of the tax payer's money being spent. ... (Chairman Davis) said "the board was looking at the largest property tax increase in the county's history". ... To build and keep a prison running cost a large deal of money. ... "State prison expenditures increased 83% from $12 billion in1990 to $22 billion in 1996, an average of about 11% per year." ... I see every day where my tax money goes. ...

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The war on drugs has caused a devastating increase in the population of prisons across the country (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). ... Tax money should be used for drug rehabilitation centers and treatment programs, rather than building more prisons (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). ... "States do not have the money to finance complex sentencing systems or to build vastly larger prison systems," wrote Kay A. ... Many others agree with him arguing that tax money should be used in a more productive manner. ... Tax money would be spent on the treatment programs, rather tha...

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As crime and violence increased in California, citizens began to feel powerless. ... An enormous outcry came about, requesting the government to fix the increasing crime rate. ... Not only has the law wasted tax payer's money, it is overcrowding the California state prisons. ... While, the state of Tennessee, a state that does have "three strikes", Nashville's murder rate has increased 42%. ... Supporters state it deters crime, but the crime rate has been increasing nationwide. ...

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In addition, the cost of capital punishment has been increasing since the 1970s. ... This amount of money is not much if compared to today's total amount of money spent but in the 1970s, it was considered a large amount. ... Currently, the cost of capital punishment is still increasing. ... A lot of money is spent so that the court can be one-hundred percent sure that the accused truly is proven guilty. ... Gang violence in this country is increasing because of this issue. ...

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Deterrence can be achieved from increased police patrols, good relationships with the community, and through tough penalties for convicted criminals. ... States applying truth in sentencing reforms generally increased the expected length of time to be served, but these increases were rarely the main contributor to increases in prison populations. Prison admissions and anticipated populations increased in most states studies. ... Some claim the increase in inmate population is costing too much money to support. ... Approximately 1,000 inmates would be ready for early release, and make more elig...

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Some of these facts are that over time marijuana has stayed the same or even done the opposite when hard drugs have increased or decreased, a 1988 study shows marijuana users showed an increase in awareness of white blood cells which directly fight germs and are the main source of your immune system, researchers have found no difference in the IQ of those who were born to mothers who used marijuana while pregnant and of those who did not, a lab tested the use of marijuana and the effect of brain damage among rodents and monkeys, they had to be given two-hundred times the amount of marijuana th...

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These countries have shown no increase in drug use or other negative side effects. ... These countries have shown a slight decrease in HIV and other similarly transferred diseases without a significant increase in drug usage. ... Look for crime rate increases on the internet) though the prison population has risen. ... Only 15% of the money spent on researching drug policy (not spent on drug policy, simply the research which accounts for less than (have to find this out. ... Policies of reform and rehabilitation over incarceration would not only reduce the strain on prisons and limited loc...

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Prison sentences have increased drastically with the new MMS laws, and therefore the cost that has to be paid to incarcerate offenders increases. ... This accounts for the rise in cost for court security, longer hearings, jurors, increasing defense costs, larger jail population that leads to overcrowding in Canadian prisons, etc. ... Mandatory minimum sentences have been found to increase recidivism rates, much to the dismay of its overall purpose: to reduce reoffending. Crutcher (2001) found that when comparing the offending rates specifically to alcohol related accidents, after the MMS'...

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This requires the criminal to pay a sum of money, up to £5000, if sentenced by the Magistrates and there is no limit as to the maximum that can be imposed by Crown Courts. ... In 2001-2002 the female prison population increased by 28%. ... This significant increase has placed the women's prison educational and drug rehabilitation programmes in jeopardy due to overcrowding. ... Between 1993 and 2001 the average number of people in prison rose from 45,633 to 66,300, an increase of over 45%. ... The offender has to pay a particular amount of money to the state, the Magistrates can imp...

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Of course, hiring more police officers will cost a lot of money, but that will only be temporary. Criminals held in prison for long sentences means money now and money later, too. ... It is a lot easier to kill someone by putting one bullet in his head than beating him, stabbing or strangling (there are chances they can live) if we decrease the availability of handguns by increasing the price or banning the sale, then there will be less murders. ... Other methods such as increased police officers and a decrease on the availability of handguns are 2 of many alternatives in prevention crimes. ...

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Education is always worth the time and effort and can always increase a person's stability in life. ... In addition to lowering recidivism rates, education in prison can help inmates improve their attitudes, raise their self-esteem and help increase opportunities for employment later in life (Diseth 2008). ... At the same time their self-esteem begins to increase some inmates believe they can contribute to their families' well-being and offer more to society than just a life of crime. ... As a result it will lessen the amount of people who are in prison decrease overcrowding also red...

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To solve this problem that women face in the community I would increase supervision on low risk offenders. ... To build more prisons, is to use "our" money, the tax payers money. ... With our prisons overfilling, and our money going to waste, rehabilitation is needed more than ever. 3. ... Assuming that they are approved financial support, the family can get money out of the Crime Victims Fund. ... This saves time and money, because before the officer would bring the offender to the station and book them. ...

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The proposed safeguards will cost a huge pile of money, money that the government doesn't have. ... We're talking about, say, a 25% increase across the board for starters. ... Try and point out the incredible increase in resources that their demands require and suddenly it's not so vital. ... The proposed safeguards will cost a huge pile of money, money that the government doesn't have. ... Passing a law requiring this-or-that in the criminal justice system won't make the money magically appear. ...

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There are a vast number of people who believe that increasing the use of the death penalty will abate the crime rate. ... More than likely his thoughts are upon getting what he wants, whether it be something tangible, such as money, or something as valuable as one's life. ... There are a vast number of people who believe that increasing the use of the death penalty will abate the crime rate. ... More than likely his thoughts are upon getting what he wants, whether it be something tangible, such as money, or something as valuable as one's life. ...

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In a recent article against the death penalty, it was said that the current drug being used for lethal injections, pentobarbital, also known as Nembutal, has increased in price to $1,286.86 (Pros and Cons). ... Taxes are used to pay for prisons, but only 5% of the money goes towards that, which is not a lot. Considering how much money has to go around, no specific category is going to end up getting a lot of money anyway. Also, the prisons have to get money somehow to pay for food for the prisoners. Of course the prisoners are surely happy to get free meals, but they are not the best tasting, ...

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According to Krisberg and others, "The general US population grew by 37% from 1987 to 2009, and the prison population increased by 371% - 10 times as much" (7). ... Krisberg also goes on to state "A large amount of money from prisons goes to older inmates who average $70,000, almost three times the general average" (123). ... The incarceration rate and the number of people in jail have increased drastically during the last decades. ... To try to increase rehabilitation, we should teach them job skills; that will improve the chances that inmates can become productive citizen...

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Also, for each one-prisoner reduction induced by prison overcrowding litigation, the total number of crimes committed increases by approximately 15 per year. ... Also, only 3% of the total Canadian population is black while 9.5% of federal inmates today are black (an increase of 80% since 2003) (Zinger, I. 2013). ... Overcrowding increases the chance for prison riots, higher chance of prisoner misconduct, psychological problems, changes the prison dynamic, increases prison violence, and is cruel to the prisoners. ... Overcrowding has also increased the incidence of infectious disease and has l...

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In face of steadily escalating crime rates, overcrowded prison systems and an increasing number of the population formally deserving imprisonment, a variety of approaches have been initiated in an attempt to reduce the number of prisoners. ... These changes saw an increasing involvement and intervention of the state with regards to deviancy control, the increasing classification of deviant groups into separate categories and the increased segregation of these groups into closed institutions (Cohen 1985, p13). ... An increasing crime rate and number of those imprisoned led to the demand for a...

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With the increase of unemployment came the decrease in Flint's population. ... Money that was thrown away on trying to keep spirits high could have been used to create jobs or invest in some type of program that would help the citizens of Flint. ... The only good that came from the new jail was the employment that it offered, but I"m sure it did not generate as much money to Flint as was spent on it. ... Once again this idea like the building of the new jail meant spending a great deal of money first. ... Instead they decided to let a problem fester while they tried to maintain their ...

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For there to be a return on my investment, profits have to out-way the expenses; for prisons it means, you need an ever increasing number of prisoners in order to increase your profit margins and keep investors happy. ... These immense complexes needed guards for security and an ever increasing number of support system to house the inmates. ... Every single inmate costs money to maintain and the length of time spent means huge profit circulating daily. ... This ever increasing cascade of people with a vested interest in keeping the status quo can be inferred in the words spoken by Old Cheng &q...

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That $1.6 million of tax payers"money. ... The reason it costs so much to sentence a person to death is because of the money spent on the prisoner waiting in jail until his death, which could be up to 20 years. ... For the 15-year period in which California carried out an execution every other month (1952-1967), murder rates increased 10 percent annually, on average. Between 1961 and 1991, when there were no executions in California, the murder rate increased only 4.8 percent annually. ...

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Inmates should be able to work in the prison to earn money, and that money would be directed to helping the family of the person(s) that they killed. ... There are some indications that executions actually increase the murder rate. ...

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Why do we keep increasing prison sentences, inflating punitive measures, and torturing sick people; people who are already tortured from within? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Imagine what would happen if all the money spent for twenty year, thirty year, and lifetime prison sentences was diverted towards education, prevention, and treatment. ... Should drugs be legalized the prices would plummet and so all crimes relate...

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Why do we keep increasing prison sentences, inflating punitive measures, and torturing sick people; people who are already tortured from within? ... The "war on drugs", more often seeming a war on the people than on drugs, requires more money, time, and effort than any other criminal activity, and the more of these we waste the more drugs we see. ... Imagine what would happen if all the money spent for twenty year, thirty year, and lifetime prison sentences was di! ... Should drugs be legalized the prices would plummet and so all crimes related to drugs (i.e., crimes to obtain the money to bu...

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The amount of time it takes for an execution date to occur has increased by 50% since then. ... Not only based on race, but it is also based on the amount of money in your wallet. ... Those without money cannot hire adequate lawyers to defend their case. ...

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