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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by amznthrowaway12 on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:16AM (#29963851)
Recidivism for most crimes is high. Putting criminals in prison prevents them from committing more crimes.
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by Osmose on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:23AM (#29963883)
I mean, no, there's lots of crimes you can commit in jail that can lead you to an even worse sentence. But also recidivism isn't simply some moral badness in a person, there's tons of factors that feed into it, including the community around the person being released, their ability to provide with a record, etc.
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by thebigman433 on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:21AM (#29963873)
But does prison also cause significant other issues, leading to that recidivism?
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Re:Union Pacific Addresses LA Cargo Thefts; Problem Requires... by azinman2 on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:49AM (#29964002)
And not putting criminals in jail allows them to commit more crimes.
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