The answer in both cases is money. ... It's common knowledge that the harsh drug-sentencing laws that congress passed in 1986 have greatly increased the prison population. ... In the past seven years this population has increased by almost 19,000. ... Generous campaign contributions and the best lobbyist money can buy have spread the influence of prison companies. ... Economics Private prisons receive a certain amount of money per prisoner, per day. ...

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It cost a lot of money to hold a death penalty trial. ... It also cost money to house these criminals in special cells in different parts of the prison. It even takes money to operate the execution itself. ... Now, executions are largely shrouded in secrecy, although they are increasing open to the victim's family and appear with some frequency as the subject of fictional movies. ...

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Deterrence Leslie Cantu: Fear of death deters people from committing crimes, proponents say. They also believe that if attached to certain crimes, the penalty of death exerts a positive moral influence by placing a stigma on certain crimes like manslaughter, resulting in attitudes of disgust and h...

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Capital punishment has been banned in most western countries, although, countries like the United States, despite earlier attempts to eliminate capital punishment have now had an increased amount of support from several states, in the use of capital punishment for serious offenses such as murder. ... Money is always worried about in any government's budget. ... It is argued that the social cost of keeping a criminal alive, sheltered, eating and sleeping out of tax payer's money is shocking, whereas homeless people all around the country would benefit much more from this money. ...

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Mississippi made it a crime for African Americans to be unemployed or drunk, or to have run away, neglected children, or handled money carelessly. ... Davis pointed out that crime has not increased since the 1970s, and that the vast majority of prisoners are serving sentences for nonviolent, often self-destructive crimes. ...

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With his confidence intact, and his belief that because he worked more so as a bridge and not the actual direct link to the drugs (along with his belief that money can buy you your freedom if necessary), he felt that he was clear to an extent and the crimes wouldn't be that serious. ... How he does this is via his testimony on life "Inside" Santos' book takes a somewhat ethnographic-like approach because a lot (if not all) of his work is comprised of very vivid details about the social life and the relationships of American prison systems during a time where Mass incarcer...

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Taxpayer money is spent housing, clothing, feeding and medical care on offenders in jails and prisons that are not providing much in the way of being a productive citizen. ... Other types of problem-solving courts include community courts that function by increasing court time for minor misdemeanor offenses, replace jail and fines, collect offender data, offer comprehensive resources and services within the community, and punishing noncompliance with stricter sanctions. ...

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Over the years the crime rate in the Unites States has steadily increased. ... The solution presented would save a lot of wasted time for inmates and money for the government. ... With money the government saves by keeping out prisoners they could put the money toward more important aspects of life. ...

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