Early prison release for these select inmates is truly a gift for the drug offenders! We all screw up, and I believe everyone deserves more chances! Especially when it comes down to using drugs, and even more so if they hadn't harmed anyone while using them. This will help make way for the more serious offenders to take their prison spots for committing crimes such as rape, murder, and burglary. These are the types of felons we need to be focusing all our efforts and tax dollars on anyways! Let's focus on the danger to society first, then we can go after drug dealers and other criminals. It would be a different story if we were talking about drug cartel crimes, but thankfully America is much better off than Mexico when it comes to this. Overall, we need to put all our energy and money towards going after murderers, not your neighborhood marijuana dealer. BenRoethlisberger123
AGREED!!! way too much time and money is spent on people who consume drugs in the safety of their own homes. Yes its bad but to be labeled a criminal and a horrible person is wrong! plus getting locked up with REAL criminals such as rapist and killers is the worst part! they grow up with the self concept that they are criminals while locked up. Time for real felons to get locked up and less petty drug offenders to be free and enjoy life. I understand that yes it is against the law, but to over punish someone for a plant that is legalized in other states and is approved for medical purposes is lunacy, contradicting, and hypocritical! rugby123
I agree, it couldn't have been said better. A lot of dealers try and make money because it's hard to get a job, and a lot of mistakes are made while drug dealing mistakes that shouldn't hold a person back in jail for years. those are the ones that wants to get out the drug game and make it in life but the criminal justice system wants to be hard on them. I do understand that it's against the law don't get me wrong but if that's the only was of support then I would be careful and do what I gotta do its legalized anyway.LifeImagine789
Yes! We all make mistakes, of course some are more stupid or inquires harsher punishment than others but we all do. Why should drug users be sent to prison for such extended periods of time. The users should be sent to prison for a year or two and then sent to rehab. This would help alleviate prison overcrowding that everyone complains about, and let these people get some real help. Silverado123
This brought much joy to me. Drugs should be the least of our worries especially if it pertains to marijuana. There are much more tragedies to worry about than booking someone for a plant that is legalized medically and recreational in some states. These guys were locked up with murderers, rapist, child-molestors, etc. Its sad to think that they were put in a same cell. Drug offenses are petty and majority of dealers aren't horrible of people and they shouldn’t be labeled as a criminal. It gives them a second chance at life as well. Of course I don’t support selling drugs, but to waste tax money and time on your local pot dealer is beyond me! Plus locking them up for YEARS...that's LUNACY! Some white-collar crimes should be treated by severity, as well as every case. It is understood to have them behind bars if they were stealing credit card numbers.
I agree that people who are being charged for marijuana are being wronged almost because even though we live here in Illinois if a person gets caught with it they could potentially go to jail and get fines but if you over to Colorado its completely legal and you catch no charges for it. Seems a little unfair that in some states its just perfectly alright to do these things but in others it isn't? It is very hypocritical.
I think that this is a great move to release all these prisoners because people who have drug offenses no matter how harsh are people just like you and me. I don't believe that putting people in prison for doing drugs is really not the way to go about dealing with the crime at hand. Some people should just be sent to a rehab center or a place where they can become clean and away from the drug without catching the "felon" stigma in the process. Most of the time people are doing these hard drugs usually have some sort of problems that are pushing them to do the drug and when a person is arrested and labeled a felon and labeled a "drug user" it almost puts them in that mind state that they are a felon and that's what they should do. This is a great example of how labeling theory really plays a role in drug arrests in the criminal justice system. We should be helping these drugs users and not punishing them. Obviously if they are a repeated offender who has gone through the rehab situation than maybe they should catch some prison time for that but people who are first time offenders who get caught with hard drugs deserve some sort of second chance in my opinion
I understand where you are coming from. How can locking a person away for years help them with their drug addiction? It can’t. These people need a different type of care to overcome and rehabilitate their problem. Locking drug addicts away will do two things: make them want to feed their addiction more when they leave and waste our tax dollars.Taggswag456
I agree with people having drug charges are people just like you and me, sometimes people hit hard patches in their lives and mess up. Now whether it is a violent drug charge or a gang related drug charge I do not believe they should receive the same lightened sentence as the less serious offenders. As said in the article, they have a plan on how to decipher between the two as well as keeping the possible repeating offenders in. Sparks456
I would have to agree that some people just need to be sent to the rehabilitation center for some help instead of getting locked up for 10 years, give or take some years. But that really doesn’t mean all drug offenders because some don’t care to change and they just continue to go back there. CSI 123 & 789
I have all the faith in the world in the United States government. If they think it is a good idea to release six thousand prisoners than so do I. These offenders are only in prison for drug related and nonviolent crimes. They are just sucking away mine and your tax dollars to keep them locked up. As stated in the article, “About two-thirds of them will go to halfway houses and home confinement before being put on supervised release.” Meaning that these convicts are not just simply being thrown out on the street. All of these convicted felons will still defiantly be under government watch. So why not do this? These are nonaggressive people wasting away my tax dollars for what? Nothing. Taggswag456
I agree with your comment above. The government should have done this a lot sooner. They are legalizing the drug that some of those convicts are in prison for selling. It is a good thing that they are under watch once they get out because we never know how someone is going to act once they are granted freedom all of a sudden. -barcelona789
By having this early release on drug offenders and less serious crimes, prisons and correctional facilities will be able to focus their attention more on the serious crimes that take place such as rape, murder, and violent crimes. The criteria that has been set seems solid and I feel as if though it will help prisons that are over a safe operating population better themselves at being able to keep better control and better eyes on the ones who need it. People mess up sometimes and deserve a second chance, especially if their offense wasn't violent or gang related then I believe that they should be able to get that extra two and a half years shaved off of their sentence's. Sparks456
I think getting out of jail early for "behaved individuals" is a great idea. Now if they did a murder or something super bad like that sort of thing then they wouldn't be able to get out early. the pro's of people getting out early is the jail will have more room for people that are doing serious crimes. The cons are if you let the person out of jail early then they might kill again or steal again and just acting good so they can go out and do it again. bodybuilder456
That is cool to read what they are doing. Releasing 6,000 prisoners to be put in halfway houses and home confinement before put on supervised release is a good thing. They will be released between Oct. 30th and Nov. 2nd. I have a friend that his father went to jail for a long time for a small bag of weed and that is when I was about 8 years old and after 11 years he is still locked up. The sentencing on drug offenders is harsh. In my correctional class we talk about one prisoner need 30,000 dollars to get all his needs met in prison. We have 2.2 million people in prison. That is a lot of money. This is just a little part of the population decline from prison but I hope that it is a successful one so we can keep declining the prison population. This population is going out of control. I'm glad that people in the white House is seeing this now before it get even worse in the future.
When you first hear that 6,000 prison inmates are getting released early, it sounds a little intimidating. In order for the public to understand this, we must take a look at what they did and why this is happening. Some of those prisoners deserve a second chance, but on the other hand, some of them do not. I think the prison should take a look at who should be released and then take a took at their behavior records in the prison. Just because a prisoner should be released according to a new law, does not mean that prisoner is ready to be. Some of those prisoners have not learned their "lesson" and should not be released because they could still be a danger to society. Why would we release a prisoner who was locked up for drug dealing, if they were caught ten times drug dealing in prison. -Eclipse456
To be honest, when I first read the title of the article, I got the idea of prisoners being released freely. Then, I kept reading and the idea of house confinement and half houses brought me a little bit more security. However, I think that it is ridiculous that they are letting so many prisoners off on early release. I am, however, glad they are sending foreign offenders back to their home country immediately following release. I find several flaws within this release. For example, the crime rate could double due to the offenders being home. They could simply have someone over or be in contact with other drug related offenders. They will have access to internet, cell phones, and much more. It may decrease the prison population, but is this really a good idea? KayaJ456
Most of the drug dealers are in prison for 20 plus years for drugs all because of the money ..The government itsnt getting any taxes off the money so they make they attach a long prison sentence on the offender. Most of the ones in prison are the dealers while the users just move on to the next dealer. Alot of the users are lawyers judges doc and dentist Im not knocking there drug addiction but its not fair . I think just releasing them is not enough. They have that label on them as a felon drug dealer so if no jobs are ava for them they will go back to selling drugs MotherOf4123
I was exactly the same way when reading the article. It makes one nervous to hear about 6,000 prisoners being let go early from their punishment. Unlike your opinion, I think the amount of prisoners being set free is okay. The amount of prison overcrowding is ridiculous and although 6,000 is a big number, it is a small dent in the amount of criminals incarcerated now. There is a very small chance in crime rates being doubled in the future. If the criminal has served 8.5 years instead of 10 years, what is the extra two years going to do? Also, these judgments are made my a competent judge. Offenders who have serious offences against them have been turned down for early release. It is likely that offenders who have been put away for petty crimes such as marijuana use are being freed and really, this will have little to no effect on the population, for marijuana has little effect on us now. Our society tends to overreact when it comes to marijuana use. Its extremely unlikely that a judge will free a leader of a drug cartel.
It is truly a miss understanding about dealers and need to be looked in a little bit mire , we need to have a little more consideration, heart at the fact that they could be doing it for a reason and what ever that reason may be at least help them do it the right way cause jail for years isn't the way at all. We all know it's wrong and we all know it's wrong to hold someone against a their will knowing that's survival. But here you got rapists murders getting out on bond and even having bonds, it is so backwards why would they want that type of person to get out we certainly don't need that crime anymore. All we need is a lil perseverance heart and trust I bet everything will get better.LifeImagine789
Most drug dealers are just trying to make a living. Someone that got a felony and cant get another job so they turn to the streets and the easy money. They were getting hit with 23 year sentence for drug cases when there are people doing 7-15 years for murder and rape. I think the only reason drug dealers where giving all these years is because the government cant tax the money on drug but it they were getting a cut there would be 0 drug dealers and jail. The drug business brings in a lot of money hut it use to carry a long sentence..Although i think it is a crime against a person if its not one person giving the drugs to another person they are going to get it one way or another and the one doing the drugs need to be put in a center to stop drug use. MotherOf4123
Since the release of the prisoners is not in full effect yet I cannot without a doubt say this is a good thing but if it goes right I think this can be a big step for our prisons and communities. Most of these offenders being let out are people who were busted with, most likely non-violent, who if harming anyone was only themselves. The punishment for drugs has been to severe for years now and it's about time something is changing. Doing this will save tax payers money to feed these prisoners and house them. These people can go get jobs and contribute to the community and economy. Hopefully they do not go back to what they were doing before and end up back in prison.
When you release prisoners I think it is a good thing and in some instances a bad thing. It all comes done to the type of offense and the type of mental health the offender is in. when the release happened I think that they are doing the right thing by putting them in learning period. Like a halfway house and home confident to get use to living out in the free world again. One of the other things that I am worried about is what is going to happen with the people who are being deported. Are they going to the same places our released inmates are going? I am glad that so many are given the chance to make a new life and some many will continue because of the years to come with this program. And as almost as a side not it does look good for the countries budget so that’s always good to. So that will help free money up for better ways for policing. Jfl123
I'd have to admit, at first read, letting 6,000 prisoners free on early release sounded a little unnerving, but after reading the process of how prisoners would be selected for release, it seems like a legitimately positive, proactive action. Having a judge determine which offenders are capable and deserving of being let off early is a great way to reduce the overpopulation that is currently present in our nation. This is a step above the previous actions that have been taken to decrease prison overpopulation which was just to build more prisons. Building more prisons only allows more criminals, who may not even have committed a serious crime, to be put away. This will reduce the amount of money that is uselessly spent on people committing petty crimes every year.
I agree with this completely. I was shocked at first when reading this. Ultimately, it made me furious. After I finished the article, I realized that they have to go in front of a judge before being released. This made so much sense to me. Hopefully in doing this it decreases the prison population instead of increasing it. I know for a fact that there are numerous offenders out there that can sweet talk their way into getting out early, to convict again. KayaJ456
Im not going to lie when I first read this article "6,000 prisoners set to be released" all I could think about is all the bad things that could happen, but once you read into it more this could be a very positive outcome. The punishment for drug offenses these past few years seem to be just as harsh as someone go to prison for gun violence, w should lighten up these sentences, and give those people who only did harm to themselves a second chance at their life, not saying all drug offenders may not be repeat offenders, but i guarantee you a lot of them would do something differently. Most drug dealers are just trying to make a living, maybe their home life didn't give them the opportunities to go to college, or complete high school. We should definitely think about lightening up their sentences and giving them a second chance. -dicaprio456
I honestly agree with them letting out non serious drug offenders. The sentences were too long for someone only caught with a small amount. It also cuts down tax dollars. Also prisons really are over crowded and they need to make room for more serious crimes like murder. Someone caught with drugs and they did not hurt anyone should not go to jail for the same amount of time as someone who really hurt someone. Rehabs were made to put drug addicts in a place that will help them. More drug offenders need to be put in rehab rather than prison. However, they should still get punished sense they were breaking the law, but not as bad as a murderer dance456
I think this is a good idea considering their are more serious offenders that should be in prison instead of someone who did drugs that probably didn't harm anyone. A majority of the drug offender were doing them in their own home and no hurting anyone. They got just a long of a sentence of someone who was a violent criminal and was hurting other people. I think they should get a second chance considering they made a mistake that most of the time only affect them. Most of the drug offender were probably at a hard time in their life and were just trying to get by so they resorted to drugs and go in trouble. A lot of the people in prison for drug offenses are good people who made a mistake in life. A lot of the drug offender will probably never touch drugs again once they are released but if you release a criminal with a violent past they will probably go back to committing violent crimes when they are released. I think this is a good idea for the DOJ and could have a positive result. dragons456
I think this is great for the inmates who have been put in by the system. Though the system has failed them and set them out to be a bad person and as a result their lives after jail may not be sunshine and rainbows. Overall I think like dragons456 said in his post, alot of those people may have been in an area of their life where they had no one to go. As a result drugs consumed their life. Upon releasing these prisoners, the country can do an overhaul and put those, criminals for heavy crimes behind bars because a person lighting up some weed in their own house is drastically different from a pedophile or murderer. This is a good decision and will allow people a shot at turning their life around.
While I believe that it is a good idea to have a modification to the punishment of drug related crimes, I am wary of it becoming a slippery slope. It is true that people who have been sentenced to jail or prison time on drug charges can change and make themselves better. This isn’t something that is unprecedented, but with that comes those who become more hardened criminals and once they are released because they have become institutionalized due to the harsh lifestyle of both prison and jail. It brings to question whether the government sees this as something that will really help society. Does it help to have more people who have committed crimes, however small that they may appear to be, back out interacting with society earlier than they were sentenced? As afore mentioned it is possible for people to change, and we as a society have to try and give people the opportunities to prove that they have changed. They also need to prove that they aren’t going to retort back to old habits and allow drugs to become gateways to more heinous crimes. It is good that the government is realizing that they need to spend more resources trying to buckle down on more violent and dangerous crimes such as murder or armed robbery. It shows progress and that is what we really need from our government; is progress and a sense that they are trying to make things safer for society as a whole. CSI 123 & 789
Inmates who have been put in the system. I feel as the system have fail because people don't do nothing but go back to jail. I believe the officers need to be focus on the real crimes not these drugs, I mean don't get me wrong drugs are bad but it's so many more crimes to be worried about then the wrong things. Keya123
Early prison release in my view is a good idea. When we spoke about the issue vaguely in class it opened my eyes and made me realize how often we lock up people for petty crimes and not the other offenders involved with big business who actually are hurting people and the environment. When we discussed how someone who is a small dealer and is not hurting anyone or is causing problems with other dealers, I realized how pointless it is to make them serve so much time for essentially bringing someone else joy in a way. There are many other offenders who are hurting people and breaking many laws that are not seeing any repercussions. Broncos456
I agree with you. The crimes people are serving sentences for are no longer viewed as significant crimes. Therefor their punishment should no longer include such a substantial amount of time. Leilani456
Early prison release has its positives and negatives. Tax payers wont have to pay for an inmate anymore if he or she is released. An individual will possibly get another chance at life. Only drug related offenses should even be considered and even then only on certain circumstances. I wouldn't want child molesters to get out and start abusing children again. If the individual is gang related and is in for drugs chances are they will go straight back to the gang and cause more trouble. The thing is everyone screws up, and I believe everyone deserves a second chance as long as no one else was hurt. Locking everyone up isn't going to solve the problems and its costing Americans a whole lot of money to house these inmates. The ones we need to keep in their are murderers and rapists. They shouldn't ever see the light again. Bassfishing123
I really am relieved to hear that this change is being made. I find it ridiculous that we were incarcerated people for nonviolent drug offenses for darn near the same time length as violent offenders. It really makes a difference in the prison population when you cut back on all the harsh sentencing on smaller offenses. 20 years does not constitute as an appropriate punishment for a simple weed charge. Its good to see that the CJ system is becoming aware of that. 90sMusic123 & 90sMusic789
I think early prison release is a fair deal. People are sitting in prison across the country for crimes that it's now legal to do in certain areas, and in the rest the punishment is no longer as harsh as it was when they got arrested. Of course, the big drug offenders should stay and finish out their sentence, but in cases like selling or having marijuana on you, the punishment should be reduced. It's a new age from when these people first got arrested, the world is changing, and their crimes aren't anywhere near as significant as they used to be. Leilani456
Granting early release to prisoners fortunately is good for them but it only shaves off 2 years and the judge has to be the one to say its ok. I think waiting for a court date in prison while so many other drug offenders are doing the same thing trying to go to court to get granted early release. This would take some time I would assume but could be worth it in the end. Cops need to focus on other crimes anyway and let the low level drug dealers or users go. Even trafficking drugs to me is considered misdemeanor compared to even getting in a fight and sending him to the hospital. Violent crimes should be main focus. wreked123
This would be great for everyone to benefit from. From saving money in prisons to families receiving their loved ones once again. Drugs are not clearly going to go anywhere anytime soon. It is such a huge market that is in high demand. That is what does not make much sense, if a lot of people have their nose in it that means a lot of people would be getting caught and receiving time for their actions. But that means that we are going to have multiple people within a prison just for petty drug charge and receive major time for it. So those multiple people are going to get an all payed for vacation when they could be out here working and making money to provide for their family. So your average person who does not do any of these actions have to slave even harder because the government takes out a lot of money in taxes and a portion of that feeds these minor criminals? Doesn't make much sense to me. -Ibanez123
This is one debatable decision for a lot of people, but it is a sign that the criminal justice system is starting to reassess what is wrong and what is really bad. the system releasing these people should happen because we are literally throwing people in prison with big sentences for small sentence crimes. We need to start instead of worrying about the guys that likes to have a bull of popcorn, a good movie, and a blunt on the weekends and instead worry about the guys beating up their wives and vice versa. We need to crack down on gangs and the big issues and stop trying to micro manage all of society. The police need to use discretion a little bit more, and in the right way, and be aloud to do so. The agencies should be able to trust there officers to be able to decide what is and what isn't aloud. Ludwig123
I think early prison releases for some people is a good thing. A lot of people like drug users have probably already been rehabilitated because they are off the junk in prison. It is people like violent offenders that may need to stay in long. Someone who does drugs is just making there own life worse for the most part. I am not saying it is wrong but they are not a menace to society. Someone who is violent can be very unpredictable and should might need some more help. I think the prisoners they release might need help as well. It would be good to establish programs and set up jobs for them before they get out. It would be helpful and a big step to getting them back on there feet. Cowboy123
At first reading this article I was a little disappointed in the early release. I understand we have a huge overpopulation right now but people who commit crimes deserve to do their time. The part that made it better was on how detailed the line is with who is able to receive such benefits. They say it is only the low class non-violent with no connection the large organization drug offenses. Considering these people are in prison for a sentence of up to 10 years does seem like a waste of time and space of the prisons since all they are doing is hurting themselves. In a sense though people should become more aware of what kind of punishment comes with committing such crimes even if it seems like a harmless one. -Acerunner789
When I started reading this I thought I was going to hate you but then I started to agree with you. People should learn the consequences of their actions even if they don't hurt anybody else. I think that even a smaller non violent offense should either have a very small jail time or a pretty hefty fine.
I'm glad these non serious drug offenders are being released early. The justice system is finally realizing what is wrong and what doesn't work. It doesn't make sense how a person who smoked a weed can be locked up for almost as long as a person who raped and murdered somebody. Its also sad to think that people who commit white collar crimes such as embezzlement wont get a lot of time or any at all because they are rich and know people who can get them out of these situations. On the other hand a person who did a weed can go to prison for a few years. Drugs like weed shouldn't be prosecuted against ask much as the more serious drugs such as meth an heroin. A little weed never hurt nobody but a gun can kill you.
I believe that releasing 6,000 prisoners from prison is going relief the prisons, but have to look at how many times are they going to be this? I do believe that there are some prisoners in there for minor drug charges should be released, but also there are some who needs to stay. The two males they talked about in the article from the 1980s is an exception. Sitting since the 80s, until 2015, is a lot to think about when being incarcerated for major drug cases. To fight to have them stay in jail, I disagree with. They served enough time for their offenses to stay in there for long periods of time. When I think about the DOJ being one- third of the nation’s budget, what comes to mind is how much we are spending on a prisoner. I believe to save our budget is to implement a plan to reduce felonies of minor drug charges, keeping the minor drug offenders out of prison. ThinBlue94789
Early prison release for these select inmates is truly a gift for the drug offenders! We all screw up, and I believe everyone deserves more chances! Especially when it comes down to using drugs, and even more so if they hadn't harmed anyone while using them. This will help make way for the more serious offenders to take their prison spots for committing crimes such as rape, murder, and burglary. These are the types of felons we need to be focusing all our efforts and tax dollars on anyways! Let's focus on the danger to society first, then we can go after drug dealers and other criminals. It would be a different story if we were talking about drug cartel crimes, but thankfully America is much better off than Mexico when it comes to this. Overall, we need to put all our energy and money towards going after murderers, not your neighborhood marijuana dealer.
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AGREED!!! way too much time and money is spent on people who consume drugs in the safety of their own homes. Yes its bad but to be labeled a criminal and a horrible person is wrong! plus getting locked up with REAL criminals such as rapist and killers is the worst part! they grow up with the self concept that they are criminals while locked up. Time for real felons to get locked up and less petty drug offenders to be free and enjoy life. I understand that yes it is against the law, but to over punish someone for a plant that is legalized in other states and is approved for medical purposes is lunacy, contradicting, and hypocritical!
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I agree, it couldn't have been said better. A lot of dealers try and make money because it's hard to get a job, and a lot of mistakes are made while drug dealing mistakes that shouldn't hold a person back in jail for years. those are the ones that wants to get out the drug game and make it in life but the criminal justice system wants to be hard on them. I do understand that it's against the law don't get me wrong but if that's the only was of support then I would be careful and do what I gotta do its legalized anyway.LifeImagine789
DeleteYes! We all make mistakes, of course some are more stupid or inquires harsher punishment than others but we all do. Why should drug users be sent to prison for such extended periods of time. The users should be sent to prison for a year or two and then sent to rehab. This would help alleviate prison overcrowding that everyone complains about, and let these people get some real help.
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This brought much joy to me. Drugs should be the least of our worries especially if it pertains to marijuana. There are much more tragedies to worry about than booking someone for a plant that is legalized medically and recreational in some states. These guys were locked up with murderers, rapist, child-molestors, etc. Its sad to think that they were put in a same cell. Drug offenses are petty and majority of dealers aren't horrible of people and they shouldn’t be labeled as a criminal. It gives them a second chance at life as well. Of course I don’t support selling drugs, but to waste tax money and time on your local pot dealer is beyond me! Plus locking them up for YEARS...that's LUNACY! Some white-collar crimes should be treated by severity, as well as every case. It is understood to have them behind bars if they were stealing credit card numbers.
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I agree that people who are being charged for marijuana are being wronged almost because even though we live here in Illinois if a person gets caught with it they could potentially go to jail and get fines but if you over to Colorado its completely legal and you catch no charges for it. Seems a little unfair that in some states its just perfectly alright to do these things but in others it isn't? It is very hypocritical.
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I think that this is a great move to release all these prisoners because people who have drug offenses no matter how harsh are people just like you and me. I don't believe that putting people in prison for doing drugs is really not the way to go about dealing with the crime at hand. Some people should just be sent to a rehab center or a place where they can become clean and away from the drug without catching the "felon" stigma in the process. Most of the time people are doing these hard drugs usually have some sort of problems that are pushing them to do the drug and when a person is arrested and labeled a felon and labeled a "drug user" it almost puts them in that mind state that they are a felon and that's what they should do. This is a great example of how labeling theory really plays a role in drug arrests in the criminal justice system. We should be helping these drugs users and not punishing them. Obviously if they are a repeated offender who has gone through the rehab situation than maybe they should catch some prison time for that but people who are first time offenders who get caught with hard drugs deserve some sort of second chance in my opinion
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I understand where you are coming from. How can locking a person away for years help them with their drug addiction? It can’t. These people need a different type of care to overcome and rehabilitate their problem. Locking drug addicts away will do two things: make them want to feed their addiction more when they leave and waste our tax dollars.Taggswag456
DeleteI agree with people having drug charges are people just like you and me, sometimes people hit hard patches in their lives and mess up. Now whether it is a violent drug charge or a gang related drug charge I do not believe they should receive the same lightened sentence as the less serious offenders. As said in the article, they have a plan on how to decipher between the two as well as keeping the possible repeating offenders in. Sparks456
DeleteI would have to agree that some people just need to be sent to the rehabilitation center for some help instead of getting locked up for 10 years, give or take some years. But that really doesn’t mean all drug offenders because some don’t care to change and they just continue to go back there. CSI 123 & 789
DeleteI have all the faith in the world in the United States government. If they think it is a good idea to release six thousand prisoners than so do I. These offenders are only in prison for drug related and nonviolent crimes. They are just sucking away mine and your tax dollars to keep them locked up. As stated in the article, “About two-thirds of them will go to halfway houses and home confinement before being put on supervised release.” Meaning that these convicts are not just simply being thrown out on the street. All of these convicted felons will still defiantly be under government watch. So why not do this? These are nonaggressive people wasting away my tax dollars for what? Nothing. Taggswag456
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment above. The government should have done this a lot sooner. They are legalizing the drug that some of those convicts are in prison for selling. It is a good thing that they are under watch once they get out because we never know how someone is going to act once they are granted freedom all of a sudden. -barcelona789
DeleteBy having this early release on drug offenders and less serious crimes, prisons and correctional facilities will be able to focus their attention more on the serious crimes that take place such as rape, murder, and violent crimes. The criteria that has been set seems solid and I feel as if though it will help prisons that are over a safe operating population better themselves at being able to keep better control and better eyes on the ones who need it. People mess up sometimes and deserve a second chance, especially if their offense wasn't violent or gang related then I believe that they should be able to get that extra two and a half years shaved off of their sentence's. Sparks456
ReplyDeleteI think getting out of jail early for "behaved individuals" is a great idea. Now if they did a murder or something super bad like that sort of thing then they wouldn't be able to get out early. the pro's of people getting out early is the jail will have more room for people that are doing serious crimes. The cons are if you let the person out of jail early then they might kill again or steal again and just acting good so they can go out and do it again. bodybuilder456
ReplyDeleteThat is cool to read what they are doing. Releasing 6,000 prisoners to be put in halfway houses and home confinement before put on supervised release is a good thing. They will be released between Oct. 30th and Nov. 2nd. I have a friend that his father went to jail for a long time for a small bag of weed and that is when I was about 8 years old and after 11 years he is still locked up. The sentencing on drug offenders is harsh. In my correctional class we talk about one prisoner need 30,000 dollars to get all his needs met in prison. We have 2.2 million people in prison. That is a lot of money. This is just a little part of the population decline from prison but I hope that it is a successful one so we can keep declining the prison population. This population is going out of control. I'm glad that people in the white House is seeing this now before it get even worse in the future.
ReplyDeleteWhen you first hear that 6,000 prison inmates are getting released early, it sounds a little intimidating. In order for the public to understand this, we must take a look at what they did and why this is happening. Some of those prisoners deserve a second chance, but on the other hand, some of them do not. I think the prison should take a look at who should be released and then take a took at their behavior records in the prison. Just because a prisoner should be released according to a new law, does not mean that prisoner is ready to be. Some of those prisoners have not learned their "lesson" and should not be released because they could still be a danger to society. Why would we release a prisoner who was locked up for drug dealing, if they were caught ten times drug dealing in prison. -Eclipse456
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, when I first read the title of the article, I got the idea of prisoners being released freely. Then, I kept reading and the idea of house confinement and half houses brought me a little bit more security. However, I think that it is ridiculous that they are letting so many prisoners off on early release. I am, however, glad they are sending foreign offenders back to their home country immediately following release. I find several flaws within this release. For example, the crime rate could double due to the offenders being home. They could simply have someone over or be in contact with other drug related offenders. They will have access to internet, cell phones, and much more. It may decrease the prison population, but is this really a good idea? KayaJ456
ReplyDeleteMost of the drug dealers are in prison for 20 plus years for drugs all because of the money ..The government itsnt getting any taxes off the money so they make they attach a long prison sentence on the offender. Most of the ones in prison are the dealers while the users just move on to the next dealer. Alot of the users are lawyers judges doc and dentist Im not knocking there drug addiction but its not fair . I think just releasing them is not enough. They have that label on them as a felon drug dealer so if no jobs are ava for them they will go back to selling drugs MotherOf4123
DeleteI was exactly the same way when reading the article. It makes one nervous to hear about 6,000 prisoners being let go early from their punishment. Unlike your opinion, I think the amount of prisoners being set free is okay. The amount of prison overcrowding is ridiculous and although 6,000 is a big number, it is a small dent in the amount of criminals incarcerated now. There is a very small chance in crime rates being doubled in the future. If the criminal has served 8.5 years instead of 10 years, what is the extra two years going to do? Also, these judgments are made my a competent judge. Offenders who have serious offences against them have been turned down for early release. It is likely that offenders who have been put away for petty crimes such as marijuana use are being freed and really, this will have little to no effect on the population, for marijuana has little effect on us now. Our society tends to overreact when it comes to marijuana use. Its extremely unlikely that a judge will free a leader of a drug cartel.
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It is truly a miss understanding about dealers and need to be looked in a little bit mire , we need to have a little more consideration, heart at the fact that they could be doing it for a reason and what ever that reason may be at least help them do it the right way cause jail for years isn't the way at all. We all know it's wrong and we all know it's wrong to hold someone against a their will knowing that's survival. But here you got rapists murders getting out on bond and even having bonds, it is so backwards why would they want that type of person to get out we certainly don't need that crime anymore. All we need is a lil perseverance heart and trust I bet everything will get better.LifeImagine789
ReplyDeleteMost drug dealers are just trying to make a living. Someone that got a felony and cant get another job so they turn to the streets and the easy money. They were getting hit with 23 year sentence for drug cases when there are people doing 7-15 years for murder and rape. I think the only reason drug dealers where giving all these years is because the government cant tax the money on drug but it they were getting a cut there would be 0 drug dealers and jail. The drug business brings in a lot of money hut it use to carry a long sentence..Although i think it is a crime against a person if its not one person giving the drugs to another person they are going to get it one way or another and the one doing the drugs need to be put in a center to stop drug use. MotherOf4123
ReplyDeleteSince the release of the prisoners is not in full effect yet I cannot without a doubt say this is a good thing but if it goes right I think this can be a big step for our prisons and communities. Most of these offenders being let out are people who were busted with, most likely non-violent, who if harming anyone was only themselves. The punishment for drugs has been to severe for years now and it's about time something is changing. Doing this will save tax payers money to feed these prisoners and house them. These people can go get jobs and contribute to the community and economy. Hopefully they do not go back to what they were doing before and end up back in prison.
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When you release prisoners I think it is a good thing and in some instances a bad thing. It all comes done to the type of offense and the type of mental health the offender is in. when the release happened I think that they are doing the right thing by putting them in learning period. Like a halfway house and home confident to get use to living out in the free world again. One of the other things that I am worried about is what is going to happen with the people who are being deported. Are they going to the same places our released inmates are going? I am glad that so many are given the chance to make a new life and some many will continue because of the years to come with this program. And as almost as a side not it does look good for the countries budget so that’s always good to. So that will help free money up for better ways for policing.
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I'd have to admit, at first read, letting 6,000 prisoners free on early release sounded a little unnerving, but after reading the process of how prisoners would be selected for release, it seems like a legitimately positive, proactive action. Having a judge determine which offenders are capable and deserving of being let off early is a great way to reduce the overpopulation that is currently present in our nation. This is a step above the previous actions that have been taken to decrease prison overpopulation which was just to build more prisons. Building more prisons only allows more criminals, who may not even have committed a serious crime, to be put away. This will reduce the amount of money that is uselessly spent on people committing petty crimes every year.
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I agree with this completely. I was shocked at first when reading this. Ultimately, it made me furious. After I finished the article, I realized that they have to go in front of a judge before being released. This made so much sense to me. Hopefully in doing this it decreases the prison population instead of increasing it. I know for a fact that there are numerous offenders out there that can sweet talk their way into getting out early, to convict again. KayaJ456
DeleteIm not going to lie when I first read this article "6,000 prisoners set to be released" all I could think about is all the bad things that could happen, but once you read into it more this could be a very positive outcome. The punishment for drug offenses these past few years seem to be just as harsh as someone go to prison for gun violence, w should lighten up these sentences, and give those people who only did harm to themselves a second chance at their life, not saying all drug offenders may not be repeat offenders, but i guarantee you a lot of them would do something differently. Most drug dealers are just trying to make a living, maybe their home life didn't give them the opportunities to go to college, or complete high school. We should definitely think about lightening up their sentences and giving them a second chance. -dicaprio456
ReplyDeleteI honestly agree with them letting out non serious drug offenders. The sentences were too long for someone only caught with a small amount. It also cuts down tax dollars. Also prisons really are over crowded and they need to make room for more serious crimes like murder. Someone caught with drugs and they did not hurt anyone should not go to jail for the same amount of time as someone who really hurt someone. Rehabs were made to put drug addicts in a place that will help them. More drug offenders need to be put in rehab rather than prison. However, they should still get punished sense they were breaking the law, but not as bad as a murderer
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I think this is a good idea considering their are more serious offenders that should be in prison instead of someone who did drugs that probably didn't harm anyone. A majority of the drug offender were doing them in their own home and no hurting anyone. They got just a long of a sentence of someone who was a violent criminal and was hurting other people. I think they should get a second chance considering they made a mistake that most of the time only affect them. Most of the drug offender were probably at a hard time in their life and were just trying to get by so they resorted to drugs and go in trouble. A lot of the people in prison for drug offenses are good people who made a mistake in life. A lot of the drug offender will probably never touch drugs again once they are released but if you release a criminal with a violent past they will probably go back to committing violent crimes when they are released. I think this is a good idea for the DOJ and could have a positive result. dragons456
ReplyDeleteI think this is great for the inmates who have been put in by the system. Though the system has failed them and set them out to be a bad person and as a result their lives after jail may not be sunshine and rainbows.
ReplyDeleteOverall I think like dragons456 said in his post, alot of those people may have been in an area of their life where they had no one to go. As a result drugs consumed their life.
Upon releasing these prisoners, the country can do an overhaul and put those, criminals for heavy crimes behind bars because a person lighting up some weed in their own house is drastically different from a pedophile or murderer.
This is a good decision and will allow people a shot at turning their life around.
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While I believe that it is a good idea to have a modification to the punishment of drug related crimes, I am wary of it becoming a slippery slope. It is true that people who have been sentenced to jail or prison time on drug charges can change and make themselves better. This isn’t something that is unprecedented, but with that comes those who become more hardened criminals and once they are released because they have become institutionalized due to the harsh lifestyle of both prison and jail. It brings to question whether the government sees this as something that will really help society. Does it help to have more people who have committed crimes, however small that they may appear to be, back out interacting with society earlier than they were sentenced? As afore mentioned it is possible for people to change, and we as a society have to try and give people the opportunities to prove that they have changed. They also need to prove that they aren’t going to retort back to old habits and allow drugs to become gateways to more heinous crimes. It is good that the government is realizing that they need to spend more resources trying to buckle down on more violent and dangerous crimes such as murder or armed robbery. It shows progress and that is what we really need from our government; is progress and a sense that they are trying to make things safer for society as a whole. CSI 123 & 789
ReplyDeleteInmates who have been put in the system. I feel as the system have fail because people don't do nothing but go back to jail. I believe the officers need to be focus on the real crimes not these drugs, I mean don't get me wrong drugs are bad but it's so many more crimes to be worried about then the wrong things. Keya123
ReplyDeleteEarly prison release in my view is a good idea. When we spoke about the issue vaguely in class it opened my eyes and made me realize how often we lock up people for petty crimes and not the other offenders involved with big business who actually are hurting people and the environment. When we discussed how someone who is a small dealer and is not hurting anyone or is causing problems with other dealers, I realized how pointless it is to make them serve so much time for essentially bringing someone else joy in a way. There are many other offenders who are hurting people and breaking many laws that are not seeing any repercussions. Broncos456
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. The crimes people are serving sentences for are no longer viewed as significant crimes. Therefor their punishment should no longer include such a substantial amount of time.
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Early prison release has its positives and negatives. Tax payers wont have to pay for an inmate anymore if he or she is released. An individual will possibly get another chance at life. Only drug related offenses should even be considered and even then only on certain circumstances. I wouldn't want child molesters to get out and start abusing children again. If the individual is gang related and is in for drugs chances are they will go straight back to the gang and cause more trouble. The thing is everyone screws up, and I believe everyone deserves a second chance as long as no one else was hurt. Locking everyone up isn't going to solve the problems and its costing Americans a whole lot of money to house these inmates. The ones we need to keep in their are murderers and rapists. They shouldn't ever see the light again.
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I really am relieved to hear that this change is being made. I find it ridiculous that we were incarcerated people for nonviolent drug offenses for darn near the same time length as violent offenders. It really makes a difference in the prison population when you cut back on all the harsh sentencing on smaller offenses. 20 years does not constitute as an appropriate punishment for a simple weed charge. Its good to see that the CJ system is becoming aware of that.
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I think early prison release is a fair deal. People are sitting in prison across the country for crimes that it's now legal to do in certain areas, and in the rest the punishment is no longer as harsh as it was when they got arrested. Of course, the big drug offenders should stay and finish out their sentence, but in cases like selling or having marijuana on you, the punishment should be reduced. It's a new age from when these people first got arrested, the world is changing, and their crimes aren't anywhere near as significant as they used to be.
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Granting early release to prisoners fortunately is good for them but it only shaves off 2 years and the judge has to be the one to say its ok. I think waiting for a court date in prison while so many other drug offenders are doing the same thing trying to go to court to get granted early release. This would take some time I would assume but could be worth it in the end. Cops need to focus on other crimes anyway and let the low level drug dealers or users go. Even trafficking drugs to me is considered misdemeanor compared to even getting in a fight and sending him to the hospital. Violent crimes should be main focus.
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This would be great for everyone to benefit from. From saving money in prisons to families receiving their loved ones once again. Drugs are not clearly going to go anywhere anytime soon. It is such a huge market that is in high demand. That is what does not make much sense, if a lot of people have their nose in it that means a lot of people would be getting caught and receiving time for their actions. But that means that we are going to have multiple people within a prison just for petty drug charge and receive major time for it. So those multiple people are going to get an all payed for vacation when they could be out here working and making money to provide for their family. So your average person who does not do any of these actions have to slave even harder because the government takes out a lot of money in taxes and a portion of that feeds these minor criminals? Doesn't make much sense to me.
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This is one debatable decision for a lot of people, but it is a sign that the criminal justice system is starting to reassess what is wrong and what is really bad. the system releasing these people should happen because we are literally throwing people in prison with big sentences for small sentence crimes. We need to start instead of worrying about the guys that likes to have a bull of popcorn, a good movie, and a blunt on the weekends and instead worry about the guys beating up their wives and vice versa. We need to crack down on gangs and the big issues and stop trying to micro manage all of society. The police need to use discretion a little bit more, and in the right way, and be aloud to do so. The agencies should be able to trust there officers to be able to decide what is and what isn't aloud. Ludwig123
ReplyDeleteI think early prison releases for some people is a good thing. A lot of people like drug users have probably already been rehabilitated because they are off the junk in prison. It is people like violent offenders that may need to stay in long. Someone who does drugs is just making there own life worse for the most part. I am not saying it is wrong but they are not a menace to society. Someone who is violent can be very unpredictable and should might need some more help. I think the prisoners they release might need help as well. It would be good to establish programs and set up jobs for them before they get out. It would be helpful and a big step to getting them back on there feet. Cowboy123
ReplyDeleteAt first reading this article I was a little disappointed in the early release. I understand we have a huge overpopulation right now but people who commit crimes deserve to do their time. The part that made it better was on how detailed the line is with who is able to receive such benefits. They say it is only the low class non-violent with no connection the large organization drug offenses. Considering these people are in prison for a sentence of up to 10 years does seem like a waste of time and space of the prisons since all they are doing is hurting themselves. In a sense though people should become more aware of what kind of punishment comes with committing such crimes even if it seems like a harmless one. -Acerunner789
ReplyDeleteWhen I started reading this I thought I was going to hate you but then I started to agree with you. People should learn the consequences of their actions even if they don't hurt anybody else. I think that even a smaller non violent offense should either have a very small jail time or a pretty hefty fine.
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I'm glad these non serious drug offenders are being released early. The justice system is finally realizing what is wrong and what doesn't work. It doesn't make sense how a person who smoked a weed can be locked up for almost as long as a person who raped and murdered somebody. Its also sad to think that people who commit white collar crimes such as embezzlement wont get a lot of time or any at all because they are rich and know people who can get them out of these situations. On the other hand a person who did a weed can go to prison for a few years. Drugs like weed shouldn't be prosecuted against ask much as the more serious drugs such as meth an heroin. A little weed never hurt nobody but a gun can kill you.
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I believe that releasing 6,000 prisoners from prison is going relief the prisons, but have to look at how many times are they going to be this? I do believe that there are some prisoners in there for minor drug charges should be released, but also there are some who needs to stay. The two males they talked about in the article from the 1980s is an exception. Sitting since the 80s, until 2015, is a lot to think about when being incarcerated for major drug cases. To fight to have them stay in jail, I disagree with. They served enough time for their offenses to stay in there for long periods of time. When I think about the DOJ being one- third of the nation’s budget, what comes to mind is how much we are spending on a prisoner. I believe to save our budget is to implement a plan to reduce felonies of minor drug charges, keeping the minor drug offenders out of prison. ThinBlue94789
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