Its true that engagement with the president has been lacking for the past six years. But now i see that once the government finds a reason to confide in the president it will be taking greater action. If Obama came to office promising to reduce the number of Americans imprisoned for non violent drug offenses and in 2010 signed a law reducing disparities in sentencing for possession of crack and powder cocaine why do we still have 4% remaining in the society now, that's nothing at all. Its a shame to see how high our sentencing rates have gone up and when you look at it we should be apauled that the crimes committed is so little and no one has ever taken the time to look into it. we keep them in jail, throwing people in jail more is coming out of the tax payers pocket then it does to keep them locked up. if the police force or government keeps that up all taxpayers will have not one penny there will be no jobs. who would'nt vote on that i know i definitly would. LifeImagine789
Your right we do need to take the time and look at the crimes that have been committed and see if they are really worth some of the time these inmates have received. A lot of the time it is just someone that cause a little bit a drugs on them and they end up being put in prison. We really should just focus on the people that commit horrible crimes like rape and murder that should be in our system. Green789
Some of these crimes aren't really bad that some people do. I do agree that the government should look over previous crimes and reduce there sentences or let them free. Why give people a long sentence for something that is really minor. I would see if he was running around killing people for his own joy, but he wasn't. These are people that spend there hard earn money on drugs to relax or have a good time. Some may even grown up with people smoking weed around them or there parents do it to while they were around so they may think it isn't a big deal for them to do it to. Phenom789
$4.6 Billion we saved in five years. That alone should be saying something to everyone. We should be wanting to save us money because if not that money is coming out of our pocket and into this system that is not doing anything to help these men and women out. The president said we wanted to reduce the prisons but in six years there has not been much done about it and we need this done. Throwing more and more people in jail is not helping anyone at all it is not helping them or us. In the article it talked about improving parole programs and encouraging probation and these two things are something that we could do to reduce the prisons. Green789
Exactly we might as well say we're working for nothing cause half of our money is put into those systems and I feel bad to be letting my tax money go to a jail cell paying for those that don't belong I really don't want to be apart of that but I have no choice if the president does what he says he going to do then it shouldn't be a problem at all and all we need is a Lil more stricter probation rules then worthless jail sentencingLifeImagine789
It explains everything how our country is in debt so bad. Years is was told that the medical insurances were the ones that made this country go in debt but after this article told me that incarcerating for one person a year will cost 30,000 dollars and there are more than 2.2 million people incarcerated right now. I figured that the engagement with the president has been lacking but I didn't know it was lacking for 6 years. The rate for locking up people is way higher than to western Europe, between 5 and 10. If we would to change the drug law and reduce the sentences the country wouldn't have to pay all this money. The government and the states would have enough money to spend it on parts of the country or communities that need more attention or having better environments for the people. Phenom789
It is amazing how much money is spent on prisoners who shouldn’t even be in prison. I also didn't realize that no President hadn’t take action in over six years which is crazy to think about. I agree that if we were to change the drug laws we would have less people in prison and us Americans could save the tax paying money and put it towards something else. -Barcelona789
The U.S has more than 2.2 million adults that are in prison, and that is the most in the world. Having prisoners in jail that do not belong in jail is costing American tons of money. It says in the article that more than 100,000 people are currently in prison for drug related crimes, and that cost about 30,000 dollars per person each year. Why would us Americans want to spend our hard earned money on prisoners who do not deserve to even be in jail for a petty drug crime. The article also states that thirty-two states have saved over 4.6 billon dollars in the past fives year for reduced crime and imprisonment, just hearing that those states saved much makes me think about how money they are actually spending. I believe that people who commit crimes with drugs either it be selling or just getting caught with it shouldn't be sentenced to jail because they are just sitting in prison and wasting us tax payers money when we could be spending that money on something else like schools or new roads. -Barcelona789
I agree that most of these people should not be sitting in jail wasting our money but I also think that there are some drug criminals who do deserve to be in jail. Obviously, there are always special circumstance cases. But you're right. Spending all this money on people who could be working and doing a rehab program would save us tons of money but would also be benefitting them. -NavyAME789
I do see what you are saying Barcelona, about getting these people out, and I agree. But, I have to agree with NavyAME, that not all drug crimes should go straight to probation. Yes that small stuff should be let go, but getting the bigger people could do a lot to reduce distribution. I also think that the money saved could go to rehabilitate people that are already in prison so that we are not just warehousing everyone. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
Whoa! Decreasing the prison population by 4% has saved over $4.6 BILLION dollars in only 5 years? That's really saying something that should be announced on every news station across the USA. Using this saved money in other areas of our economy can only be beneficial. Let's kick all these people in prison for petty crimes out of the jail and into rehabilitation centers or programs. It cannot cost more to help these people than to incarcerate them. Our priorities as a country are so messed up, I can't even see straight. Can you imagine if we decreased our prison rate by 25%? We might have enough money to keep starving children fed or *gasp* we may even be able to provide proper healthcare to our veterans. -NAvyAME789
I think it’s really good to see so much bipartisan work on a major issue like this. So many issues in America are so severely split down the middle congress cannot really get anywhere. The reason it is able to work is because Democrats can look at it from an equality side while Republicans can look at it fiscally and see that there are major issues in our system. If you do the math given in the article we are roughly spending $3,000,000,000 a year on people in prison for drug related offenses. I would imagine that is a number we would not want to pay that amount of money for a long period of time. The one thing I did not agree with in the article was rising mandatory minimum sentencing to appease get tough on crime voters. If you look at previous times that we’ve used a get tough on crime model it didn’t work. All it did was throw more and more people in jail for small offenses where they were warehoused, not rehabilitated. All that does is put people in prison for long periods of time for very little and spends money we don’t have. Tae kwon do guy 789
Its is truly amazing that with the almost 5 billion dollars saved this topic has gotten little to no publicity. The media would rather focus on all of the drama in America than inform us and let us in on the things that could make the country a better place to be. And on top of that, all our money goes towards throwing people in jail and into prisons rather thann sending someone in drugs to rehab or helping them get the help that they need. And in the long run getting people help would cost less than incarcerating them!!!!
So I do think that by reducing federal sentences for nonviolent crimes is a good thing because hopefully that would bring our overpopulation rate down a little bit. After six years of the president not being engaged is a long time. Isn't that a part of his job to know what's going on in the U.S? There are over 100,000 people in federal prison for drug-related crimes there could be a way to at least drop that down by half with the proper equipment. I think that the 32 states that have saved 4.6 billion dollars in five years is huge. Hopefully in another five years, we can see that the savings has doubled. CSI 789
I also think that we need to follow the 32 states that have saved over 4.6 billion dollars just from cutting down on incarceration of non-violent criminals. I think that if more states follow this lead then we can cut down on costs significantly and help more people than just locking them up. Hopefully we can see full efforts in addressing this problem in the near future. -Pack789
I think its awsome that both political parties are working together to come up with a solution to the person issue. It helps show that everyone recognizes that this is a huge problem that has simple solutions. I personally believe that we should be reducing sentences for non-violent criminals. Especially the ones that need more help than punishment. We should be focusing on rehabilitation programs that are government funded to help these people. Reducing the prison population will also significantly cut down on annual prison costs, which are currently at $75 billion dollars. I feel that only good will come from this bill and we can finally begin to truly revamp the prison system. -Pack789
It’s a good thing to see that the people of the U.S are trying to make better change with our prison systems but why has it taken so long? This problem has been going on for 40 years and the government just now starting thinking that we need to make change. I am glad to see that it is going to be reformed for people who have committed nonviolent crimes and not all criminals n general. Prisoners who have committed violent crimes deserved to have some extended sentencing times but for nonviolent offenders this could merely be a slip up and we need to use it as a time of teaching not to throw them away from society. -Acerunner789
Its true that engagement with the president has been lacking for the past six years. But now i see that once the government finds a reason to confide in the president it will be taking greater action. If Obama came to office promising to reduce the number of Americans imprisoned for non violent drug offenses and in 2010 signed a law reducing disparities in sentencing for possession of crack and powder cocaine why do we still have 4% remaining in the society now, that's nothing at all. Its a shame to see how high our sentencing rates have gone up and when you look at it we should be apauled that the crimes committed is so little and no one has ever taken the time to look into it. we keep them in jail, throwing people in jail more is coming out of the tax payers pocket then it does to keep them locked up. if the police force or government keeps that up all taxpayers will have not one penny there will be no jobs. who would'nt vote on that i know i definitly would. LifeImagine789
ReplyDeleteYour right we do need to take the time and look at the crimes that have been committed and see if they are really worth some of the time these inmates have received. A lot of the time it is just someone that cause a little bit a drugs on them and they end up being put in prison. We really should just focus on the people that commit horrible crimes like rape and murder that should be in our system. Green789
DeleteSome of these crimes aren't really bad that some people do. I do agree that the government should look over previous crimes and reduce there sentences or let them free. Why give people a long sentence for something that is really minor. I would see if he was running around killing people for his own joy, but he wasn't. These are people that spend there hard earn money on drugs to relax or have a good time. Some may even grown up with people smoking weed around them or there parents do it to while they were around so they may think it isn't a big deal for them to do it to. Phenom789
Delete$4.6 Billion we saved in five years. That alone should be saying something to everyone. We should be wanting to save us money because if not that money is coming out of our pocket and into this system that is not doing anything to help these men and women out. The president said we wanted to reduce the prisons but in six years there has not been much done about it and we need this done. Throwing more and more people in jail is not helping anyone at all it is not helping them or us. In the article it talked about improving parole programs and encouraging probation and these two things are something that we could do to reduce the prisons. Green789
ReplyDeleteExactly we might as well say we're working for nothing cause half of our money is put into those systems and I feel bad to be letting my tax money go to a jail cell paying for those that don't belong I really don't want to be apart of that but I have no choice if the president does what he says he going to do then it shouldn't be a problem at all and all we need is a Lil more stricter probation rules then worthless jail sentencingLifeImagine789
DeleteIt explains everything how our country is in debt so bad. Years is was told that the medical insurances were the ones that made this country go in debt but after this article told me that incarcerating for one person a year will cost 30,000 dollars and there are more than 2.2 million people incarcerated right now. I figured that the engagement with the president has been lacking but I didn't know it was lacking for 6 years. The rate for locking up people is way higher than to western Europe, between 5 and 10. If we would to change the drug law and reduce the sentences the country wouldn't have to pay all this money. The government and the states would have enough money to spend it on parts of the country or communities that need more attention or having better environments for the people. Phenom789
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much money is spent on prisoners who shouldn’t even be in prison. I also didn't realize that no President hadn’t take action in over six years which is crazy to think about. I agree that if we were to change the drug laws we would have less people in prison and us Americans could save the tax paying money and put it towards something else.
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The U.S has more than 2.2 million adults that are in prison, and that is the most in the world. Having prisoners in jail that do not belong in jail is costing American tons of money. It says in the article that more than 100,000 people are currently in prison for drug related crimes, and that cost about 30,000 dollars per person each year. Why would us Americans want to spend our hard earned money on prisoners who do not deserve to even be in jail for a petty drug crime. The article also states that thirty-two states have saved over 4.6 billon dollars in the past fives year for reduced crime and imprisonment, just hearing that those states saved much makes me think about how money they are actually spending. I believe that people who commit crimes with drugs either it be selling or just getting caught with it shouldn't be sentenced to jail because they are just sitting in prison and wasting us tax payers money when we could be spending that money on something else like schools or new roads.
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I agree that most of these people should not be sitting in jail wasting our money but I also think that there are some drug criminals who do deserve to be in jail. Obviously, there are always special circumstance cases. But you're right. Spending all this money on people who could be working and doing a rehab program would save us tons of money but would also be benefitting them. -NavyAME789
DeleteI do see what you are saying Barcelona, about getting these people out, and I agree. But, I have to agree with NavyAME, that not all drug crimes should go straight to probation. Yes that small stuff should be let go, but getting the bigger people could do a lot to reduce distribution. I also think that the money saved could go to rehabilitate people that are already in prison so that we are not just warehousing everyone. Tae Kwon Do Guy 789
DeleteWhoa! Decreasing the prison population by 4% has saved over $4.6 BILLION dollars in only 5 years? That's really saying something that should be announced on every news station across the USA. Using this saved money in other areas of our economy can only be beneficial. Let's kick all these people in prison for petty crimes out of the jail and into rehabilitation centers or programs. It cannot cost more to help these people than to incarcerate them. Our priorities as a country are so messed up, I can't even see straight. Can you imagine if we decreased our prison rate by 25%? We might have enough money to keep starving children fed or *gasp* we may even be able to provide proper healthcare to our veterans. -NAvyAME789
ReplyDeleteI think it’s really good to see so much bipartisan work on a major issue like this. So many issues in America are so severely split down the middle congress cannot really get anywhere. The reason it is able to work is because Democrats can look at it from an equality side while Republicans can look at it fiscally and see that there are major issues in our system. If you do the math given in the article we are roughly spending $3,000,000,000 a year on people in prison for drug related offenses. I would imagine that is a number we would not want to pay that amount of money for a long period of time. The one thing I did not agree with in the article was rising mandatory minimum sentencing to appease get tough on crime voters. If you look at previous times that we’ve used a get tough on crime model it didn’t work. All it did was throw more and more people in jail for small offenses where they were warehoused, not rehabilitated. All that does is put people in prison for long periods of time for very little and spends money we don’t have. Tae kwon do guy 789
ReplyDeleteIts is truly amazing that with the almost 5 billion dollars saved this topic has gotten little to no publicity. The media would rather focus on all of the drama in America than inform us and let us in on the things that could make the country a better place to be. And on top of that, all our money goes towards throwing people in jail and into prisons rather thann sending someone in drugs to rehab or helping them get the help that they need. And in the long run getting people help would cost less than incarcerating them!!!!
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So I do think that by reducing federal sentences for nonviolent crimes is a good thing because hopefully that would bring our overpopulation rate down a little bit. After six years of the president not being engaged is a long time. Isn't that a part of his job to know what's going on in the U.S? There are over 100,000 people in federal prison for drug-related crimes there could be a way to at least drop that down by half with the proper equipment. I think that the 32 states that have saved 4.6 billion dollars in five years is huge. Hopefully in another five years, we can see that the savings has doubled. CSI 789
ReplyDeleteI also think that we need to follow the 32 states that have saved over 4.6 billion dollars just from cutting down on incarceration of non-violent criminals. I think that if more states follow this lead then we can cut down on costs significantly and help more people than just locking them up. Hopefully we can see full efforts in addressing this problem in the near future. -Pack789
DeleteI think its awsome that both political parties are working together to come up with a solution to the person issue. It helps show that everyone recognizes that this is a huge problem that has simple solutions. I personally believe that we should be reducing sentences for non-violent criminals. Especially the ones that need more help than punishment. We should be focusing on rehabilitation programs that are government funded to help these people. Reducing the prison population will also significantly cut down on annual prison costs, which are currently at $75 billion dollars. I feel that only good will come from this bill and we can finally begin to truly revamp the prison system. -Pack789
ReplyDeleteIt’s a good thing to see that the people of the U.S are trying to make better change with our prison systems but why has it taken so long? This problem has been going on for 40 years and the government just now starting thinking that we need to make change. I am glad to see that it is going to be reformed for people who have committed nonviolent crimes and not all criminals n general. Prisoners who have committed violent crimes deserved to have some extended sentencing times but for nonviolent offenders this could merely be a slip up and we need to use it as a time of teaching not to throw them away from society. -Acerunner789
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