Should parole be abolished or can it reduce our relience on prisons?

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InCO
I’m just starting out, in fact graduating from academy this week. Throughout my training, the emphasis is on rehabilitation. A child isn’t locked away forever because they got into the cookie jar! The field is developing programming to assist offenders to de-institutionalize and to benefit on the outside. My state starts the process as early as 18 months (I believe) before the offender “out-date”... view full thread

Recommendations - The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement And Corrections

Leonard A. Sipes, Jr.

In the last days of the Trump administration, Attorney General William Barr released the final report on the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. I’ve been in the justice system long enough to understand that the incoming administration will, in all probability, ignore the report. That would be a mistake; there are recommendations worthy of consideration. It’s close to 300 pages long meaning most will never read the document in its entirety which is why I offer the recommendations here... read full story

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