by Aleks Kajstura, April 8, 2015
The National Academies recently released a great video highlighting some findings from their 2014 report, The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences. Take a look at mass incarceration in perspective:
States fall far short of their duty to meet the health needs of incarcerated people.
The bail industry exploits cracks and loopholes in the legal system to avoid accountability, while growing its profits.
Criminal justice policy in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
We are leading the movement to protect our democracy from the Census Bureau's prison miscount.
The Federal Justice System should re institute Federal Parole. My son while on drugs committe a violent act BUT no one was hurt. My son has some emotional illness. A parole board could interview him and cut back his time and save money in the system.
My son has family support.
Statics prove that rehabilitation typically can occur in 3 to five years anything longer can lead to repeated offenses.
Let’s change our perceptions and reconstitute a Federal Parole Committes that review inmates and make healthy recommendations.