Jonah unkindly mentions that California will spend three times as much operating its prisons than running the UC system. Doesn't that reassure you so much about America's priorities?
If there is any area of government screaming for reform its prisons. The crazy idea of hoping to reduce recividism when grouping together tons of criminals without thinking about what will happen to a lot of these folks after jail doesn't make a lot of sense. Instead we create an environment where less hardened criminals become criminal and reduce the already tough chance of these folks becoming productive citizens severely (more gang contacts, great role models, etc.).
Good ol'Gov. Arnold here in California actually came up with a reasonable idea to create rehabilitation centers for for the non-violent convicts. Makes a lot more sense to me then overloading prisons with minor felonies (a gazillion years for possession of crack) or hoping gang members after hanging out with more gang members will fight the straight and narrow
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