SubscribeSoros: US Prisons A Costly Harmful Failure
Some more water-carrying by Reuters for their master George Soros:
Prison system a costly and harmful failure: report
By Randall Mikkelsen Mon Nov 19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans in prison has risen eight-fold since 1970, with little impact on crime but at great cost to taxpayers and society, researchers said in a report calling for a major justice-system overhaul.
The report released on Monday… recommends shorter sentences and parole terms, alternative punishments, more help for released inmates and decriminalizing recreational drugs as steps that would cut the prison population in half, save $20 billion a year and ease social inequality without endangering the public…
The report was produced by the JFA Institute, a Washington criminal-justice research group, and its authors included eight criminologists from major U.S. public universities. It was funded by the Rosenbaum Foundation and financier George Soros’s Open Society Institute.
Its recommendations run counter to broad U.S. public support for getting tough on criminals through longer, harsher sentences and to the Bush administration’s anti-drug stance…
Although the U.S. crime rate declined in the 1990s and much of this decade, it is still about the same as in 1973, it said. But the prison population has soared because sentences have gotten longer and people who violate parole or probation are more likely to be imprisoned.
“There is no evidence that keeping people in prison longer makes us any safer,” JFA President James Austin, a co-author of the report, said in a release…
Women represent the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, the report said. The result is increased social and racial inequality.
“The massive incarceration of young males from mostly poor- and working-class neighborhoods, and the taking of women from their families and jobs, has crippled their potential for forming healthy families and achieving economic gains,” it said.
Hey, never mind the facts.
From the US Department Of Justice:
Serious violent crime levels declined since 1993.
Property crime rates continue to decline.
Nonfatal firearm-related crime has plummeted since 1993.
Violent crime rates declined for both males and females since 1994.
Over half of the increase in State prison population since 1995 is due to an increase in the prisoners convicted of violent offenses.
Yes, it is painfully obvious what a failure our prisons have been over the last decade or so.
Still, if George Soros says US prisons are failing, who are we to argue? We all know he wants nothing but the best for this country.
And so what about the personal safety of the rest of us? The man must have his weed.
Nevertheless, one wonders about the great man’s opinions on French prisons. Where, in fact, he should be residing as we speak.
But of course laws are only for the little people.
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November 19th, 2007 at 10:51 am
“But the prison population has soared because sentences have gotten longer and people who violate parole or probation are more likely to be imprisoned.“
What rocket science is this? Duh, usually the first thing the cons are told when they are on parole is that if they violate it, they are going back to jail. What does this fool expect?
“There is no evidence that keeping people in prison longer makes us any safer,” JFA President James Austin, a co-author of the report, said in a release…”
Let’s bet on that Mr. Austin. Lets release from jail, say 50 of the most violent felons in custody who have served only half of their jail time and we’ll set them up in the town you live in. Unsupervised of course, since we don’t want the ACLU crying about violating their privacy rights. In my town, we’ll leave out the violent felons and we’ll compare the violent crime rates a year from now in our respective communities. What a dolt.
You just watch. As soon as these idiots get the Death Penalty abolished in the US, they will go after life imprisonment next as being “cruel and unusual punishment” and needs to be done away with.
November 19th, 2007 at 10:55 am
Let’s let ‘em loose and let them live in the Soros mansion - with him!
November 19th, 2007 at 11:44 am
So the “surge” of incarcerations has reduced crime. This surge strategy is like cutting taxes, it works every time it is tried.
If King George is so concerned with the number of inmates and cost of incarceration, why doesn’t his report advocate deportation of illegals? Serious deportation alone would put a nice dent in the prison population (assuming they are prevented from sneaking back in).
November 19th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
What is Soros wanted in France for?
November 19th, 2007 at 12:09 pm
Nevermind, Inside trading. Found it.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Well lets see. Prisons cost too much and don’t make us safer anyway. Ok lets execute anybody sentenced to over 10 years and see if that works better.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
The sooner we figure out that prisons are not “correction centers”, the better off we’ll be.
I don’t know about you, but I don’t live behind a level four barrier & NJ is doing everything it can to keep honest citizens like myself & my family members so I & those of the general public are the well that elitist bastards like Soros dump this human toxic waste back into with their patitudes & agendas.
Personally, my preference is more along the lines of the Honorable Judge Roy Bean, “WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO WITH HIM. HANG IN A BARN AS IF WE WERE ASHAMED OF IT?!”
AND - YES I AM SHOUTING!!!
wheww….I feel better now - thanks.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
“It was funded by the Rosenbaum Foundation and financier George Soros’s Open Society Institute.”
Soros wants to legalize marijuana which is one of the reasons why this study is so important to him. He’s such a hypocrite. It just goes to show you, being filthy rich doesn’t always satisfy a person as they usually have to escalate to being power hungry dictator. Have you ever noticed how the any study done with OSI money tends to be slanted and one sided? To their favor of course.
WHY IS GEORGE SOROS TRYING TO RUN AMERICA ANYWAY? NO ONE ELECTED THIS MAN AS PRESIDENT, (or KING), WHY DOESN’T HE JUST BUTT OUT? WHY DOESN’T HE GO BACK TO HUNGARY IF HE HATES AMERICA SOO MUCH! WE LIKE FREEDOM HERE IN THE USA!
Your right RB, it does make you feel better to shout sometimes! (Oh no, SG doesn’t like shouting… LOL)
November 19th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Yeah - just like anti-gun liberals like Rosie O’Donnell have armed guards protecting them, liberals like Soros have no problem putting convicted, violent thugs on our streets to rob, rape, assault and murder the common folk because he can be protected by his wealth and the DNC cronies safely kept in his pocketbook.
This is what happens in a culture where secular fundamentalists believe everything - especially morals - is relative. Laws mean nothing to them.
November 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Exactly SG, yet Soros has tied up his conviction with an endless stream of appeals which is why, I assume, that France hasn’t initiated extradition proceedings against him.
Georgie-Boy has appealed his conviction to the EU Court of Human Rights which will likely take another three years before rendering a decision.
http://www.iht.com/articles/20.....xsoros.php
If every felon in the US delayed their incarceration with endless appeals like Soros has, Georgie would get his desired reduced prison population.
BTW, funny how the Dhimmicrats have no problem accepting “donations” from Soros with no questions raised as to the impropriety of dealing with a convicted felon. Most ethical party ever? Yeah, right!!
November 19th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
“alternative punishments” Hangings?
November 19th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
To paraphrase what Ann Coulter says about the death penalty, keeping criminals in jail does one thing very well:
The recidivism rate of those behind bars is very, very low.
Or, if criminals want to commit crimes against their fellow prisoners, that’s bad but better than having them victimize those of us who are not.
None of that matters though, this is one part of the plan the left has long had:
Give the vote to felons and illegal immigrants, and a Republican will never win an election again.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:03 pm
The “number of Americans in prison has risen eight-fold since 1970″.
Good.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Maybe some math geeks can help me on this problem.
A fold, as I understand it.
One fold=2
2 folds= 4
3 folds=12
4 folds= 24, And so on, Am I wrong about this?
November 19th, 2007 at 11:23 pm
1 = 2
2 = 4
3 = 8
4 = 16
And I was infantry.
P.S., if you are talking about the layers of folds, this is right.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Thanks rak, Doh, Thank god I aint doing math at work, Well at the moment. :-(
But my question is, do they imply crime has sky rocketed this way?
November 20th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Somebody help me out here. When did “Death Wish” come out? When did “Dirty Harry” premiere? They were Hollywood’s admission that kinder and gentler law enforcement increased the incidence and savagery of crime in America. Wasn’t it about 1971 for “Dirty Harry” and 1974 for “Death Wish?” There was a reason these films were so commercially successful that they spawned sequels and imitations. When crime dropped, the sequels and imitations quit being commercial successes.
So, are we seeing a resurgence with “The Brave One?” If you can’t trust the mainstream media, see what’s playing at the multiplex. Myth often has more truth than news, history and statistics.