Colorado a no-go for truckers
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(Climbing on hickory stump)
The criminal justice system today is certainly criminal, but rarely just. Usually, you can buy as much justice as your wallet allows.
We need several reforms:
- A robust and better funded Public Defender's office.
- A curtailment of government resources being brought to bear on individual criminal cases. The government should not be able to engage in lawfare, within the walls of the criminal court.
- Clarity in sentencing. I'm not against mandatory sentences, but some are ridiculous.
- A better approach to recidivism. Prisoners need to be vocationally trained in prison for jobs that are available in the economy. Example: Angola has a golf course and it trains prisoners as greenskeepers. There is a standing list of employers wanting to hire these guys. Because of that, competition is fierce among inmates to get those coveted training slots.
- Education in prison. GED programs are common. I'd like to see more 2 and 4 year college programs and employer pipelines for graduates.
- Mental health. A lot mental health problems among criminals, many times coupled with drug abuse. Prisons need robust drug abuse and mental health programs. The criminal justice system needs better half-way houses and monitoring for druggies on parole.
- Work. No prisoner needs to sit on his butt in a cell. I want to see them picking up litter, cleaning public buildings, building playgrounds or walking trails. I want to see prison vegetable gardens, worked by prisoners. I want them paid a nominal salary for their work (25 cents/hr?), but I want them to work.
- Capital punishment. I have no problem with excising cancers from the public body, if guilt can be proven beyond a shadow of doubt. I see no reason to suck resources off of prisoners who might can turn their life around, to feed, clothe, house and guard a prisoner who has committed a heinous crime and will never see the light of day.
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(Climbing on hickory stump)
The criminal justice system today is certainly criminal, but rarely just. Usually, you can buy as much justice as your wallet allows.
We need several reforms:
- A robust and better funded Public Defender's office.
- A curtailment of government resources being brought to bear on individual criminal cases. The government should not be able to engage in lawfare, within the walls of the criminal court.
- Clarity in sentencing. I'm not against mandatory sentences, but some are ridiculous.
- A better approach to recidivism. Prisoners need to be vocationally trained in prison for jobs that are available in the economy. Example: Angola has a golf course and it trains prisoners as greenskeepers. There is a standing list of employers wanting to hire these guys. Because of that, competition is fierce among inmates to get those coveted training slots.
- Education in prison. GED programs are common. I'd like to see more 2 and 4 year college programs and employer pipelines for graduates.
- Mental health. A lot mental health problems among criminals, many times coupled with drug abuse. Prisons need robust drug abuse and mental health programs. The criminal justice system needs better half-way houses and monitoring for druggies on parole.
- Work. No prisoner needs to sit on his butt in a cell. I want to see them picking up litter, cleaning public buildings, building playgrounds or walking trails. I want to see prison vegetable gardens, worked by prisoners. I want them paid a nominal salary for their work (25 cents/hr?), but I want them to work.
- Capital punishment. I have no problem with excising cancers from the public body, if guilt can be proven beyond a shadow of doubt. I see no reason to suck resources off of prisoners who might can turn their life around, to feed, clothe, house and guard a prisoner who has committed a heinous crime and will never see the light of day.
@jolly Alot of good points in your list!!
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