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Re:U.S. Incarceration and Crime Rates Continue to Fall in Ta... by ehnto on Friday December 30, 2016 @01:50PM (#13286274)
It would be interesting to see the re-incarceration rate of those set free from charges like that.

I wonder if jail time has the opposite effect of rehabilitation for many, especially considering how much harder life can be with jail time on your record, or even just the black hole in your resume that you have to explain.

Not to mention that you spent the last however many years being told and treated like criminal scum, I imagine that would have a fairly significant impact on your mental health and self image, as well as your relationships with friends and family.

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Re:U.S. Incarceration and Crime Rates Continue to Fall in Ta... by gns24 on Friday December 30, 2016 @05:20PM (#13287999)
I found this article on how jail in the Netherlands is focused on giving prisoners whatever they need to go back into society and not reoffend interesting. They claim that under 10% of prisoners reoffend, compared to about 50% in England and the US:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37904263

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Re:U.S. Incarceration and Crime Rates Continue to Fall in Ta... by rhizome on Friday December 30, 2016 @06:13PM (#13288342)
Rehabilitation was removed from US prison policy about 40 years ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Martinson

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Re:U.S. Incarceration and Crime Rates Continue to Fall in Ta... by ahartman00 on Friday December 30, 2016 @03:52PM (#13287346)
I've been wondering to what extent jail functions as an echo chamber, reinforcing criminal culture.
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