Prison v. crime: the true costs
source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/prison_crime_the_true_costs_4r0UEDO6EnnG...
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For more than 200 years, the political left has been coming up with reasons why criminals should not be punished as much, or at all. The latest gambit in Missouri is providing judges with the costs of incarcerating the criminals they sentence.
According to The New York Times, "a three-year prison sentence would run more than $37,000 while probation would cost $6,770." For a more serious crime, where a five-year imprisonment would cost more than $50,000, it would cost less than $9,000 for what is described as "five years of intensive probation."
This is only the latest in a long line of "alternatives to incarceration" schemes that are constantly pushed by all sorts of clever people. The question resolutely ignored in these scientific-sounding calculations is: What is the cost of turning criminals loose? Phrases like "intensive probation" may create the illusion that criminals at large are somehow under control of the authorities -- but illusions are especially dangerous when it comes to crime.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/prison_crime_the_true_costs_...
According to The New York Times, "a three-year prison sentence would run more than $37,000 while probation would cost $6,770." For a more serious crime, where a five-year imprisonment would cost more than $50,000, it would cost less than $9,000 for what is described as "five years of intensive probation."
This is only the latest in a long line of "alternatives to incarceration" schemes that are constantly pushed by all sorts of clever people. The question resolutely ignored in these scientific-sounding calculations is: What is the cost of turning criminals loose? Phrases like "intensive probation" may create the illusion that criminals at large are somehow under control of the authorities -- but illusions are especially dangerous when it comes to crime.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/prison_crime_the_true_costs_...
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MotherForTruth
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Definitely the food for thought!
- 1 year ago
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MotherForTruth
