Judge Opposes $20 Life Sentence - 'Three-Strikes' Law Gives Court No Choice

[Zero Alpha]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: Our prisons are just big breeding grounds for future criminal behavior.

exactly. its like saying to them 'as punishment for getting caught, were going to send you somewhere where you can learn crime 24/7' [img]graemlins/saywhat.gif[/img] the worst thing is, its all at the taxpayers expense!

[Animal]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: You dont have to be a Lawyer to see the logic of the double-jepardy arguement. I see the three strike system, along with a the high rate of return to jail for offenders as failures of the rehabilitation system. I know other nations have a much lower return to jail rate, and they have a different approach to rehabilitation than we do. Our prisons are just big breeding grounds for future criminal behavior.

That's a problem with the penal system, not the legal system.

[Sir Kenyth]

My brother had an inside view of the lower security prisons as a guard. Quite frankly, it's scary. It was a self contained anarchy. Drugs, booze, sex, and cash all flowed from the illegal activity. Guards were paid off. There were no cell doors, it was open bay. Just the front door got locked. One guard with a radio keeps an eye on the place. If he's smart, he doesn't see too much, if you know what I mean.