http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-2280 pwats6@yahoo.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:02:01 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-2280 If we are to be honest with ourselves as a society, crimes deserve punishment that's why laws are established. Silly laws, silly crimes? Yes. Serious laws, serious crimes? Certainly. If the Department of Corrections believes that serious rehabilitation is going to come at the hands of The Salvation Army then let us pray. Over a half a century ago the country determined there was a need to change from a penal system to a correctional system. Why was that? It was because there was a strong belief that you could not just send a criminal to an institution for punishment rather that the criminal was sent as punishment. Whatever portion of rehabilitation ever came with the reform from a penal system to a correctional system has seemed to disappear and is now being burdened back on society. If we are to be honest with ourselves as a society, crimes deserve punishment that's why laws are established. Silly laws, silly crimes? Yes. Serious laws, serious crimes? Certainly. If the Department of Corrections believes that serious rehabilitation is going to come at the hands of The Salvation Army then let us pray. Over a half a century ago the country determined there was a need to change from a penal system to a correctional system. Why was that? It was because there was a strong belief that you could not just send a criminal to an institution for punishment rather that the criminal was sent as punishment. Whatever portion of rehabilitation ever came with the reform from a penal system to a correctional system has seemed to disappear and is now being burdened back on society.

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-228 Linda Carroll Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:41:03 +0000 http://69.5.25.110/blog/prison-reforms-lets-try-em-all/#comment-228 "Michigan’s incarceration rate is 40 percent higher than that of its Great Lakes neighbors, resulting in $500 million annually in higher costs." We are also one of the few states to impose Truth in sentancing, for all prisoners, regardless of the crime. Is there any indication that any of this is solving our drug and crime problems? "Michigan’s incarceration rate is 40 percent higher than that of its Great Lakes neighbors, resulting in $500 million annually in higher costs." We are also one of the few states to impose Truth in sentancing, for all prisoners, regardless of the crime.
Is there any indication that any of this is solving our drug and crime problems?

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